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Salvation Army welcomes partners in supporting slavery victims

13th September 202015th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 29 Views 0 Comments charities, communities, government, Modern Slavery, policies, Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is pleased to announce the appointment of the specialist partners which it will work with to manage

Salvation Army welcomes partners in supporting slavery victims

9th September 202015th September 2020 Josie McFarlane 49 Views 0 Comments community, government, help, Modern Slavery, Salvation Army, social issues, Support

The Salvation Army is pleased to announce the appointment of the specialist partners which it will work with to manage

CARE welcomes CSJ’s call for UK Govt to back Modern Slavery (Victim Support) Bill

13th July 202013th July 2020 Josie McFarlane 155 Views 0 Comments Bill, care, charity, government, human rights, Modern Slavery, UK

Social policy charity CARE today has welcomed calls from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) for the UK Government to

New figures show sharp rise in the number of modern slavery referrals

5th April 20203rd April 2020 Josie McFarlane 273 Views 0 Comments communities, crime, help, illegal, Increase, Modern Slavery, Slavery, Support, trafficking

The number of potential modern slavery victims referred to the UK’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) rose sharply last year, according

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KTF REWIND: Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery – The Churches’ Response

1st February 20203rd February 2020 Becky Wybrow 5511 Views 0 Comments Church news, Church response, help, human trafficking, Modern Slavery, Support

This Spring 2016 sees the Churches Together in England (CTE) turning the spotlight on Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery

Maids for sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets

2nd November 20191st November 2019 Josie McFarlane 811 Views 0 Comments Modern Slavery, scandal, Silicon Valley, Slave market

Google, Apple and Facebook-owned Instagram are enabling an illegal online slave market by providing and approving apps used for the

Lack of long-term support means modern slavery victims at risk of further abuse

3rd August 20192nd August 2019 Josie McFarlane 537 Views 0 Comments charities, children, Exploitation, government, Modern Slavery, Money, Support, victims

The lack of support offered to victims of modern slavery in the UK means they face the risk of further

Most Americans say the legacy of slavery still affects black people in the U.S. today

20th June 201919th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 627 Views 0 Comments #America, Affect, Black history, Life, Modern Slavery, present day, Slavery, social

A U.S. House of Representatives committee plans to hold a hearing this week on the topic of reparations for slavery, the first

Police investigating record number of child modern slavery cases

4th June 20193rd June 2019 Josie McFarlane 536 Views 0 Comments children, crime, Modern Slavery, police, Slavery

The Police are currently investigating a record number of modern slavery cases involving children, according to a new report released

Modern Slavery: Ministers ‘must act quickly’ on strengthening laws

28th May 201924th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 994 Views 0 Comments Abuse, government, illegal, Laws, Modern Slavery

Ministers must act “quickly and effectively” to ensure thousands of victims of modern slavery in the UK are protected, a

Safe Car Wash app reveals hundreds of potential slavery cases

8th April 20197th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 596 Views 0 Comments App, Car-Wash, community, Faith, Modern Slavery, Slavery, technology

Nearly 1,000 reports of potential human trafficking were made in the first five months of an app enabling hand car

Modern Slavery costs billions annually

23rd August 201823rd August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1012 Views 0 Comments anti-trafficking laws, Baroness Butler-Sloss, Billions, care, cost of modern slavery, criminal gangs, dignity, domestic servitude, emotional harm, eradicating modern slavery, exploit people, exploit victims, Family Division at the High Court, Frank Field, Freedom, global problem, government, health service costs, Home office, Human traffickers, independent review, injustice, labour exploitation, law enforcement costs, Louise Gleich, Maria Miller, Modern Slavery, Modern Slavery Act, physical harm, President, Research, rights, sexual exploitation, Slavery, three forms of slavery, UK, Walk Free Foundation

New research from the Home Office has revealed the cost of modern slavery in the UK could be as high