Modern Slavery Archives – Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

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

5th April 20203rd April 2020 Josie McFarlane 219 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 5402 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

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Maids for sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets

2nd November 20191st November 2019 Josie McFarlane 693 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

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

3rd August 20192nd August 2019 Josie McFarlane 456 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

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

20th June 201919th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 567 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

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Police investigating record number of child modern slavery cases

4th June 20193rd June 2019 Josie McFarlane 482 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

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

28th May 201924th May 2019 Josie McFarlane 944 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

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Safe Car Wash app reveals hundreds of potential slavery cases

8th April 20197th April 2019 Josie McFarlane 528 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

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Modern Slavery costs billions annually

23rd August 201823rd August 2018 Josie McFarlane 967 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

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