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There are an estimated 40.3 million people in modern slavery around the world, including:

10M Children

24.9MPEOPLE IN FORCED LABOUR

15.4MPEOPLE IN FORCED MARRIAGE

4.8MPEOPLE IN FORCED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION

Global estimates of modern slavery: forced labour and forced marriage (2017)

“Almost three quarters of migrants attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean have experienced exploitation and human trafficking”

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION

Someone is in slavery if they are…

Forced to work – through coercion, or mental or physical threat
Owned or controlled by an ’employer’ – through mental or physical abuse or the threat of abuse
Dehumanised – treated as a commodity or bought and sold as ‘property’
Physically constrained or have restrictions placed on their freedom of movement.

– ANTI-SLAVERY INTERNATIONAL –

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"Those people on the frontline are our hands, and

"Those people on the frontline are our hands, and our feet, and our hearts.” - Luke de Pulford, Arise

In this photo, a food bank distributes bags of rice and potatoes to abandoned brick kiln workers in West Bengal. In India, lockdown has left vast swathes of the population hungry and beyond the reach of the international aid community. The "unthinkable task of feeding the Indian people has fallen" to the frontline.

In response to #COVID19, Arise established a dedicated fund to provide grants to the frontline organisations and networks with whom they usually work to confront modern slavery. They have been providing food and supplies; this humanitarian relief has become the “new normal” of anti-slavery prevention.

Go to our most recent #wfh conversation on our IGTV to hear from Luke about the power and necessity of the frontline in fighting modern slavery. These frontline groups have until now, as Luke says, been overlooked and underfunded.

Photographs by Arise network India. Compiled by anti-slavery foundation Arise - arisefdn.org

Link to Arise's photo series - Feeding a nation through lockdown - in bio.

#Frontline #Heroes #Arise #FrontlineofAbolition #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #Lockdown

#WorldOceansDay 🎣Powerful blockchain is being u

#WorldOceansDay 🎣Powerful blockchain is being used to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and human rights abuses in the fishing industry.

@WWF initially partnered with global blockchain venture studio @ConsenSysOfficial, ICT implementer @TraSeableFiji, and tuna fishing and processing company Sea Quest Fiji Ltd on a pilot to stamp out illegal fishing and forced labour in the Pacific Island tuna industry.

Since the success of the tuna pilot, @WWF partnered with @BCGDV to co-found OpenSC, a new impact venture with a mission to drive increased responsible production and consumption through supply-chain traceability and transparency technology.

OpenSC has developed a platform solution that is now functioning at scale to verify and trace large amounts of Patagonian Toothfish (Chilean Sea Bass) and prawns, and is also expanding into food products including dairy, palm oil and coffee.

There are so many incredible tech solutions being used to fight modern slavery #TechTacklesTrafficking

Source: @worldeconomicforum. Read more in link in bio!

#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #BeTheChange #TechForGood #Blockchain

On the 54th anniversary of this speech and the 56t

On the 54th anniversary of this speech and the 56th anniversary of his death, we are inspired by these words of Robert F Kennedy.

Robert F Kennedy delivered this 'Ripple of Hope' speech at the University of Cape Town on June 6 1966, during the height of the apartheid. The message he gave still rings true today 🕊

#RobertFKennedy #freedom #inspiration #endslavery #modernslavery

🎣Today is also International Day for the Fight

🎣Today is also International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.

IUU fishing is often linked to modern slavery. Illegal fishing vessels often operate far out at sea where fish populations are not overfished. Far out at sea, these criminals takes advantage of the lack of regulation and monitoring to commit severe human rights abuses, including forced labour.

According to @greenpeace, “dwindling coastal fish populations are forcing vessels to seek fish further and further out to sea, where monitoring and control is virtually impossible. This distant water fishing results in higher operational costs, and increases the possibility of exploitation of migrant fishers to cut expenses.” The @WalkFree Global Slavery Index identified fish as the third largest product at risk of modern slavery. Annually, G20 countries, who account for 80% of the world's trade, import US$12.9 billion worth of fish at risk of modern slavery.

#ForcedLabour #MigrantWorkers #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #EndHumanTrafficking #IUU #HumanTrafficking #SDG8 #SDG12 #SDG13 #SDG14

Today is World Environment Day 🌍🌎🌏 We mus

Today is World Environment Day 🌍🌎🌏 We must protect nature in order to protect people. The exploitation of humans and the exploitation of the planet are inextricably linked.

1. Activities that perpetuate environmental destruction and climate change - deforestation, illegal mining, IUU fishing - are often done by those who use exploitative labour practices, such as debt bondage. For example, Professor Kevin Bales of the @rightslab has highlighted that the illegality of deforestation practices in Brazil is bound up with exploitative forms of labour.

2. At the same time, the areas severely impacted by environmental destruction and climate change often have high levels of modern slavery. Natural disasters - flooding and droughts - and resource scarcity result in displaced populations, forced migration, exacerbated poverty, and heightened desperation. All these factors increase vulnerability to modern slavery.

Go to the link in our bio to read the @rightslab comprehensive report on the two-way relationship between modern slavery, environmental destruction, and climate change.

#WorldEnvironmentDay #SDG8 #SDG12 #SDG13 #SDG14 #SDG15 #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking

The Anti-Slavery Collective is an organisation ded

The Anti-Slavery Collective is an organisation dedicated to ending modern slavery. We recognise and fight against the systems that devalue the lives of others. We stand in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and all those who seek justice and equality in this world.

#blackouttuesday

#blackouttuesday

#Throwback to 2018 when @princesseugenie visited a

#Throwback to 2018 when @princesseugenie visited a @SalvationArmyUK safe-house. Before COVID-19, The Anti-Slavery Collective regularly visited safehouses and met many incredible survivors, whose stories and strength motivate and inspire us every day. The best way for all of us to learn about modern slavery is from those who have experienced it themselves.

Safehouses are continuing to support survivors during COVID-19. Go to our recent IGTV to watch our chat with Karen Anstiss, Service Manager at Caritas Bakhita House, a safe-house for trafficked women.

#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #BeAware

#TB to last May - the third event in our #TechTack

#TB to last May - the third event in our #TechTacklesTrafficking speaker series.

The panel, moderated by our co-founders, @princesseugenie and Julia de Boinville, discussed how different media channels can shine a light on modern slavery. We look forward to doing more events that convene change-makers in the future.

On the incredible panel were:

Baroness Lola Young, an independent crossbench member of the House of Lords who founded the All Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion and Modern Slavery;

Nima Elbagir, a multi-award winning correspondent for @CNN;

Major Kathy Betteridge, Director for Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery at @salvationarmyuk; and

Emma Westwood, researcher at @coronationstreet, who had worked in collaboration with the Salvation Army on the show’s modern slavery storyline starring @ruxandraporojnicu.

#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking

It is now clearer than ever that global supply cha

It is now clearer than ever that global supply chains and the global economy depend on the protection of the people who have been exploited for so long.

This quote is from the @worldeconomicforum in January. In our most recent #wfh conversation (now on IGTV), Dr. James Cockayne explains that #COVID19 has proved this. Modern slavery is a “market failure." We had fooled ourselves that we can push the costs to the most vulnerable at the bottom of supply chains and keep all the profits at the top.

Go to our IGTV to find out more!

#endslavery #bethechange #modernslavery #humantrafficking #supplychains #labourrights #sustainability

In our recent #wfh discussion, James Cockayne refe

In our recent #wfh discussion, James Cockayne referenced @the_IMF paper that found that if child marriage were ended today, the long-term annual per capita growth in developing countries would increase by 1.05 percentage points. In other words, the eradication of child marriage could significantly improve economic growth.

@WorldVision estimate that 4 million girls are at risk of being forced into marriage in the next two years due to #COVID19. The pandemic has exacerbated poverty, which is a key driver of forced child marriage; families often marry their daughter off as they cannot afford to support her.

As the world starts to rebuild from the economic devastation of #COVID19, we need prioritise policies that reduce child marriage, such as improving education opportunities for girls.

Go to our IGTV to hear more

Image: REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui

#ForcedMarriage #ChildMarriage #EndChildMarriage #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #BeAware

Children, forced into brick-making through years o

Children, forced into brick-making through years of generational bondage, collect food for their families during lockdown.

In Indian, lockdown and travel bans have left vast swathes of the population hungry, and beyond the reach of the international aid community. The task for relieving famine has fallen on frontline groups, such as those anti-slavery groups in Arise Foundation's network. This is anti-slavery prevention during COVID-19.

Photographs by Arise network India. Compiled by anti-slavery foundation Arise - arisefdn.org

Link to Arise's photo series - Feeding a nation through lockdown - in bio.

#Arise #FrontlineOfAbolition #endslavery #modernslavery #lockdown

@WalkFree's 'Protecting People in a Pandemic' repo

@WalkFree's 'Protecting People in a Pandemic' report provides a practical guide on how government and business can mitigate the risks to vulnerable workers exacerbated by #COVID19.

But what can you do? We ask @GraceAForrest in our most recent #WFH conversation on IGTV. Grace tells us that we have both the power and responsibility to ensure that, when we rebuild from the pandemic, governments and business do not revert to the standard practices of forsaking and exploiting the world’s most vulnerable.

Ask questions to and demand answers from your favourite brands. @Fash_Rev has useful templates for you to email and tag brands to find out who made their clothes and how they are protecting the people working in their supply chain.

Watch our recent IGTV with Grace and Serena from @WalkFree

#PeoplePower #WhoMadeMyClothes #MigrantWorkers #EndSlavery #StopSlavery #ModernSlavery #BuildBackBetter

In our most recent #wfh conversation, @walkfree ex

In our most recent #wfh conversation, @walkfree explain the plight of migrant workers during #COVID19, including construction workers in Qatar.

The @Guardian reported that Qatar’s largest labour camp for migrants has become a ‘virtual prison.’ Migrant workers are confined to packed, unsanitary accommodation. Some, despite testing positive for COVID-19, are still forced to work.

According to @amnesty, 90% of Qatar's workforce are migrant workers. These workers come under kafala, a sponsorship system that can facilitate forced labour. Reports of exploitation of these workers were widespread before the pandemic, but the COVID-19 lockdown has created new concerns.
Go to our IGTV to hear more about how #COVID19 is affecting vulnerable migrant workers. 📷Pete Pattisson @guardian

#migrantworkers #pandemic #lockdown #forcedlabour #endslavery #modernslavery

Go to our IGTV to watch now our most recent #wfh c

Go to our IGTV to watch now our most recent #wfh conversation, we speak to @GraceForrest and Serena Grant from @WalkFree about their new report. 'Protecting People in a Pandemic' examines how migrant and informal workers face a heightened risk of exploitation as a result of #COVID19. New guidelines from @walkfree outline the steps business and government can take in their response to better support vulnerable workers.

To read the report, head over to @walkfree or find the link in our bio.

#WalkFree #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #MigrantWorkers

"By respecting human rights in this time of crisis

"By respecting human rights in this time of crisis, we will build more effective and inclusive solutions for the emergency of today and the recovery for tomorrow." We echo the call of @UnitedNations Secretary-General @AntonioGuterres for a human rights response to this pandemic. The most vulnerable in our society must not be left behind now or when we rebuild.

In our #WFH conversations series, we have been focusing on how COVID-19 has impacted major human rights issues, specifically modern slavery. Go to our IGTV or YouTube to catch up now.
#COVID19 #humanrights #unitednations #endslavery #stopslavery #modernslavery #endhumantrafficking #enditmovement

"Thank you so much for what you have done for me.

"Thank you so much for what you have done for me. I don't want to go to China anymore." - Chau to @bluedragonchildren

Chau is a mother of four from the Mong ethnic community in northern Ha Giang province. When her husband and two of her children fell sick, she had no choice but to sell the family's two cows. Those cows were all they had.

Financial struggles like Chau's put women in poor rural areas of Vietnam at high risk of falling prey to human traffickers. Even more so in Ha Giang, which shares a long and porous border with China.

Blue Dragon and the local Women's Union helped Chau buy three goats and provided her with equipment so the family could sustainably grow corn. For Chau, that was life-changing. "This year, my children will not be hungry anymore. When the goats grow up and have kids, I will sell them so my children can go to school and see a doctor if they fall sick." @BlueDragonChildren is an NGO based in Vietnam with the mission is to help children escape from crisis by offering a range of services, including rescue from slavery, shelter, education and employment.

#EndSlavery #EndHumanTrafficking #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #StopModernSlavery #HaGiang #Vietnam

@NomiNetwork has pivoted its economic empowerment

@NomiNetwork has pivoted its economic empowerment programs to focus on disaster relief during #COVID19. Their trainees have been manufacturing masks in their homes. These masks are available at the food distribution centres run by Nomi Network's field partners in red light-districts and rural communities. Go to @NomiNetwork to find out how you can support their #StopTheSpread campaign.

Hear more about Nomi Network's incredible response on our recent IGTV conversation with Diana Mao ✊❤️ #endslavery #modernslavery #nominetwork #economicempowerment #enditmovement #endhumantrafficking #womenempowerment #humantraffickingawareness #endpoverty #endslavery #India

The #COVID19 crisis is feared to have exacerbated

The #COVID19 crisis is feared to have exacerbated the widespread problem of child labour in chocolate supply chains.

In 2018, VOICE Network estimated that 2.1 million children work on cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the countries in which 65% of the world's cocoa is produced. It is currently harvest season, a time during which children would normally be vulnerable. They are even more so now as the pandemic has closed schools and stopped labour inspections. 🍫If you can, please buy your chocolate from Fairtrade companies! Or even better, from companies that are actively trying to eradicate slavery! The mission of @TonysChocolonely_UK_IRE is to make 100% slave free chocolate the normal. You have the power to help the world to end child labour.
#endslavery #modernslavery #supplychains #lockdown #endhumantrafficking #humantrafficking #endchildlabour #childlabour #tonyschocolonely #chocolate #SDGs #SDG8 #Goal8

As the UK prepares to ease the #COVID19 lockdown,

As the UK prepares to ease the #COVID19 lockdown, it must be vigilant against the rise in modern slavery. It must also take this opportunity to focus on #SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), especially SDG 8.7, which is to take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour.

In an interview with @thomsonreutersfoundation, Dame Sara Thornton, the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner warns of an increase in modern slavery and exploitation after lockdown restrictions are lifted. Traffickers could profit when businesses reopen and race to recruit low-paid workers. Traffickers could also further exploit those who were already enslaved, whose debts to their traffickers will have increased during the lockdown.

Read the full interview at @thomsonreutersfoundation (link in bio)

#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #EndHumanTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #SDG #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #Goal8

"We’ve had a lot of success working with law enf

"We’ve had a lot of success working with law enforcement in the U.S. to help to recover victims of human trafficking. Now, we are expanding our work abroad and partnering with law enforcement overseas to help them gain insights into large organized crime groups." - Emily Kennedy, founder of Marinus Analytics via @forbes

A great example of how technology can be leveraged for good! #TechTacklesTrafficking

Marinus Analytics uses AI and machine learning to fight modern slavery. Their flagship software Traffic Jam combs through publicly available data all over the Internet to help to identify patterns of human trafficking. Law enforcement agencies in several countries use Traffic Jam to follow up on leads generated and conduct rescue operations.

Read more about how AI is being used to fight modern slavery in the @Forbes article in our instagram bio!

#EndSlavery #EndHumanTrafficking #EndItMovement #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #Techforgood

“Whenever many people think of the economy, they

“Whenever many people think of the economy, they think of that section of the newspaper with words like ‘GDP’ or ‘mergers’ or interest rates’, and so on. But when the lockdown happened, you saw the other face of the economy. That’s the human face of our economy, and this is the time for us to refocus ourselves and relook at our priorities. We need a human economy that works for everyone and not just a select few.” - Trinanjan Radhakrishnan, the project coordinator for private sector engagement at @oxfam_india to @vice

As #COVID19 has exposed the dire weaknesses in our supply chains and has heightened the risks of modern slavery for the most vulnerable in our society, we must rebuild a better, fairer economy that puts people over profit.

Read more of this @vice article via the link in our bio.

Photo credit: getty images

#EndSlavery #Modern Slavery #EndHumanTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #Lockdown #coronavirus

"I don't know if I want to stay and work here. I w

"I don't know if I want to stay and work here. I will wait for the lockdown to finally end and then decide. Till then, I have my songs."- 18 year old Indian garment worker.

A young garment worker from India is currently locked down more than 600 miles from her village in Bengaluru. She is stranded in cramped accommodation on factory premises with tens of thousands of other garment workers. Social distancing is almost impossible. She is homesick and worried about what the future holds.

As we discussed with Kieran on our IGTV #wfh conversation yesterday, the @thomsonreutersfoundation have launched a #LifeUnderLockdown series during #COVID19 to give voice to the most vulnerable in society.

@WalkFree’s report 'Protecting People in the Pandemic' recently found, migrant workers, like this girl, living in employer-provided accommodation, are especially vulnerable during this pandemic.

Links to the @thomsonreutersfoundation article and @walkfree report in our bio.
#vulnerable #exploitation #garmentworkers #endslavery #modernslavery

Migrant and informal workers face a heightened ris

Migrant and informal workers face a heightened risk of exploitation as a result of #COVID19. New guidelines from @walkfree outline the steps business & government can take in their response to better support vulnerable workers.

To read the report, head over to @walkfree or find the link in our bio.

#WalkFree #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery

🙌 Watch our recent #wfh conversation with Nick

🙌 Watch our recent #wfh conversation with Nick Grono, CEO of the Freedom Fund, on our IGTV!

This quote is from an op-ed for the @thomsonreutersfoundation in which Nick Grono emphasised the importance of frontline communities in fighting both #COVID19 and modern slavery. The Freedom Fund identifies and invests in the most effective frontline efforts to eradicate modern slavery in the countries and sectors where it is most prevalent.

Find out more via the link in our bio!
#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #EndItMovement

"My first web project was EasyTRO, an app that hel

"My first web project was EasyTRO, an app that helps survivors of domestic abuse and human trafficking access the documentation needed to file a temporary restraining order.” - Magical, a developer in the AnnieCannons programme to @Wired.

AnnieCannons is a nonprofit that teaches coding to survivors of human trafficking and gender-based violence. Their program aims to transform survivors into software engineers and entrepreneurs, creating economic opportunities and breaking the cycle of exploitation.

@Wired commissioned @delriophotography to photograph the women working in the project. Then @almahaser manipulated the photographs to protect their identity. Read more about this inspiring project - link in our bio.

#EndSlavery #EndTrafficking #womenempowerment #survivor #economicempowerment #enditmovement❌

As discussed in or conversation (on our IGTV and Y

As discussed in or conversation (on our IGTV and YouTube channel) with Phil Brewer, former MET Police Officer and now advisor to @stopthetraffik, there is technology that you can use to help identify and fight modern slavery!

Developed by @stopthetraffik, the STOP app enables people across the world to join the fight against human trafficking and modern slavery. Through the tool, users can report suspicious activity quickly and anonymously through text-based messages, photos and video.

#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #endhumantrafficking #humantrafficking #enditmovement❌ #techagainsttrafficking #technology

Today marks 7 years since the Rana Plaza disaster.

Today marks 7 years since the Rana Plaza disaster.

On 24th April 2013, more than 3,000 garment workers in Bangladesh were ordered to go to work in a commercial building that, the day before, had been evacuated due to the discovery of dangerous, structural cracks. During the morning rush hour, the 8-story building collapsed. 1,134 people were killed; thousands more sustained severe, life-altering injuries.

While there was some industry change following the disaster, a new crisis, COVID-19, has paralysed the global garment industry, proving that the lack of transparency and structural inequalities in the industry still exist. This same lack of transparency and accountability in fashion has made the industry incredibly at risk to modern slavery. Read more about the state of fashion supply chains in our newest post on our website (link in bio). This week is #FashionRevolutionWeek, check out @fash_rev for interesting and important discussions on the questions of #WhoMadeMyClothes and #WhatsInMyClothes. 📷: rijans via flickr
#Fashion #SupplyChains #RanaPlaza #ModernSlavery #EndSlavery #BeAware #COVID19 #garmentworkers

While we stay at home and #wfh, we’ve been catch

While we stay at home and #wfh, we’ve been catching up with some of our friends in the anti-slavery movement.

Our first conversation is with Phil Brewer, former DCI of the MET Police Modern Slavery and Kidnap Unit and now an advisor to @StopTheTraffik. We talk about the work of Stop The Traffik, how they are fighting exploitation in the era of COVID-19, county lines, and the importance of collaboration!

We can’t wait to share this with you. Subscribe to us on YouTube (link in bio) and follow us on Instagram to make sure you don’t miss it!

#ComingSoon #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #workingfromhome #COVID19

Industries that detrimentally exploit the natural

Industries that detrimentally exploit the natural environment are often found to be strongly associated to the exploitaiton of humans too.

Labour and sex trafficking are strongly associated with both legal and illegal mining. In Peru, vulnerable people from rural communities are lured with false job opportunities and trafficked deep into the Amazon. Men and boys are trapped in forced labour on open-pit mines; women and girls are forced to have sex with miners.

According to a report by USAID in 2014, 4,500 women were trafficked to the mining area of Madre Dios. 78% were minors. There is a widespread belief that having sex with a virgin will bring a miner good luck in the mines. Go to @thomsonreutersfoundation to read more in depth reporting on the situation in Peru.

#EndSlavery #EarthDay #ModernSlavery #ForcedLabour #SexTrafficking #HumanTrafficking #ChildSlavery #Goal8 #Goal13

In areas affected by natural disasters and scarcit

In areas affected by natural disasters and scarcity of natural resources, populations are displaced, poverty is exacerbated and desparation is heightened. All of these factors increase the risk of modern slavery.

Bangladesh is one of the most vulnerable and worst impacted countries by climate change. According to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, nealry 700,000 Bangladeshis were displaced every year by natural disasters over the last decade. Human traffickers and exploitative recruiters take advantage of the vulnerablities of displaced populations.

@HumanRightsWatch has also linked the hardship experience by many families living in disaster-affected areas of Bangladesh to the country's high rates of forced, child marriage. Desperate parents often force their daughter to marry, believing that it is in her best interest as they are unable to support her.
@guardian #EndSlavery #EarthDay #Goal8 #Goal13 #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #ForcedMarriage

Today is the 50th #EarthDay. In recent times, the

Today is the 50th #EarthDay. In recent times, the world has faced harsh reminders of the vulnerability of humans and the planet. It is vital that we protect them both. 💚

The exploitation of humans and the exploitation of the earth are inextricably linked. Modern slavery increases in areas affected by climate-related disasters. Modern slavery is often found in industries that exacerbate the climate crisis.

#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #EndHumanTrafficking #SDGs #Goal8 #Goal13

"When travel restictions forced us to suspend resc

"When travel restictions forced us to suspend rescue operations earlier this year, I was communicating with about 30 women in China. All of them were trapped and waiting for our help. It was a painful realisation - but it was out of our hands." - Van Ngoc Ta, Chief Lawyer at @BlueDragonChildren.

Before the pandemic, Blue Dragon Children's Foundation had rescued more than 900 people - mostly women and children - from forced labour and sexual exploitation. When borders closed, many of their rescue operations were forced to stop abruptly, leaving victims desperate, helpless, and in danger.
Nevertheless, despite the incredibly difficult and dangerous conditions resulting from the pandemic, Blue Dragon's team have persisted in their hugely important work and have rescued five more people from slavery🕊️ @BlueDragonChildren have launched an emergency appeal, link in their bio. Your donation is vital to help them continue rescue and help women and girls trapped in slavery.

Reporting: @thomsonreutersfoundation

#ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #Covid19 #EndSlavery #ForcedLabour #SexualExploitation #SexTrafficking

@NomiNetwork, thank you so much for the opportunit

@NomiNetwork, thank you so much for the opportunity to listen to such a fascinating discussion today.

Shankar Kumar, Nomi's Bihar State programme manager, reported the desperate situation developing in India since the outbreak of #COVID19. The biggest concern is a shortage of food and water. Whilst the situation is incredibly worrying, it was very encouraging to hear the incredible work of Nomi Network and their women. The women in Nomi’s economic empowerment programmes have been taught lifeskills - how to sew, save money and maintain good hygiene - that are now essential for them and their communities. These women are now on the frontline of their communities, sewing masks, distributing food, and teaching WHO guidelines.

@nominetwork #StopTheSpread campaign is now live. Go to the link in their website (link in their bio) to find out how you can support the communities they work in ❤️✊ #nominetwork #economicempowerment #enditmovement #endhumantrafficking #womenempowerment #humantraffickingawareness #endpoverty #endslavery #modernslavery #india

Whilst most of us are privileged to have a safe ho

Whilst most of us are privileged to have a safe home in which we can spend this lockdown, there are many who do not have this luxury, including the women and children in red light areas of India.

@apneaap, an NGO fighting to end sex trafficking, have begun to distribute food in Kolkota, Delhi and Bihar and resolve to continue until this lockdown ends. They need money for 20,000 meals in the next four weeks to serve women and children. If you can, please donate via the link in our bio.

#staysafestayhome #covid19 #lockdown #sextrafficking

Happy Easter to you all 🐣💛 #workingfromhome

Happy Easter to you all 🐣💛 #workingfromhome #WFH

6. Shop Ethically 🛍 As consumers, we cannot au

6. Shop Ethically 🛍

As consumers, we cannot audit the supply chains of everything we buy. However, we have the power to make a change. We can use the power of our purse.
We have tagged some of our favourite tools and brands for shopping slave-free.
Read more about the ways to help end modern slavery from home via the link in our bio!

#BeAware #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #COVID19 #WFH #workingfromhome #fairtrade #chooseethical

5. Sign petitions 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Read

5. Sign petitions 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️ Read more about the ways to help end modern slavery from home via the link in our bio! Once you’ve read that, go to the article that Joanna shared on our website, where this quote is from!
#BeAware #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #COVID19 #WFH #workingfromhome

4. Write to your government representative 📝 T

4. Write to your government representative 📝

There is a high chance that you will know more about modern slavery than your government representative! Bring the issue to their attention.
Read more about the ways to help end modern slavery from home via the link in our bio!

#BeAware #TakeAction #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #COVID19 #WFH #workingfromhome #government #theresamay #MP

“Wash your hands and feet well and keep them cle

“Wash your hands and feet well and keep them clean, when you come back from outside. Don’t touch your nose, eyes and your mouth. Prevent it from spreading.” This sweet girl is explaining how to stop coronavirus from spreading. We love how she is serving her community!

We love this story from IJM Chennai, where together with leaders in the RBLA (Rescued Bonded Labourers Association) they have been reaching out to survivors and vulnerable communities to explain COVID-19 and how families can stay safe before the government imposed lockdown. They have provided survivor families with personal hygiene products and demonstrated preventative measures such as social distancing and proper handwashing - as shown by this little one! Before the lockdown, IJM teams and survivor leaders reached thousands of families of former bonded labourers to raise awareness. The work continues over Whatsapp, with survivors educating others on how to keep themselves and others safe during this global crisis.

Follow @IJM_UK for more #StoriesofHope and to see how survivors are leading the change!
#ChangeisHappening #EndingSlaveryinOurLifetime #InternationalJusticeMission #EndSlavery #BondedLabour

"This is the most powerful anti-trafficking and an

"This is the most powerful anti-trafficking and anti-slavery work we could be doing in this moment, and we are relying on your help." In this photo, a food bank established at the gates of the Bethany Convent compound distributes essential supplies to abandoned brick kiln worker.

Our friends, Arise Foundation, have been urgently working on the frontlines in response to #COVID19. So far, 14 organisations have received grants, and they are working to fund another 32 in response to applications from India, Albania and Nepal.
In almost every instance, their network has requested funding not for sanitiser, masks or medicine, but for food. In response to government lockdowns, businesses have closed and jobs have disappeared. Migrant workers are exposed like never before, with nowhere to go. “We will die of starvation before the virus gets us” was the chant in Delhi this week.
Go to the link in our bio to read more about the incredible work Arise is doing at this difficult time.
#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery

3. Support anti-slavery organisations 🤝 As COV

3. Support anti-slavery organisations 🤝

As COVID-19 closes down borders, keeps people at home and freezes global supply chains, the most vulnerable in our society, including victims and survivors of modern slavery, need the help of organisations more than ever. We’ve tagged some of our friends who need your continued support to keep doing the amazing work that they do!

Read more about the ways to help end modern slavery from home via the link in our bio!

#BeAware #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #COVID19 #WFH #workingfromhome

2. Raise Awareness 📣 Raising awareness is one

2. Raise Awareness 📣

Raising awareness is one of our main missions at TASC. If someone doesn’t know that slavery still exists, they will not take steps to fight against it.
Read more about the ways to help end modern slavery from home via the link in our bio!

#BeAware #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #COVID19 #WFH #workingfromhome

1. Educate Yourself 📚 There is a wealth of res

1. Educate Yourself 📚

There is a wealth of resources on the internet that you can access to find out more about modern slavery. We have tagged some of our favourite sources of information and news in this post!
Read more about the ways to help end modern slavery from home via the link in our bio!
#BeAware #EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #COVID19 #WFH #workingfromhome

A third of the world’s population is now in lock

A third of the world’s population is now in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is a worrying and difficult time, but we are not powerless.
Head over to our website to read how you can help fight modern slavery from home! Link in bio!

#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery #COVID19 #StayHomeSaveLives #WFH #workingfromhome

You may have missed the British government’s rel

You may have missed the British government’s release of their modern slavery statement - the first of its kind!

An important step and an encouraging example of Britain’s leadership in the fight against modern slavery. But also a reminder of how far there still is to go. Public procurement accounts for 15-20% of global GDP. Governments must set an example and ensure slavery-free supply chains.
#EndSlavery #SupplyChains #modernslaverystatement

Most of @nominetwork’s efforts in Cambodia are b

Most of @nominetwork’s efforts in Cambodia are based in the capital city of Phnom Penh. What’s their goal? To strengthen the Cambodian fashion industry in order to create ethical supply chains and provide safe employment opportunities for survivors and women at risk of human trafficking!
#nominetwork #empoweringwomen #cambodia #fashionindustry #ethicalsupplychains

The Amie Freedom Choir is a group of female surviv

The Amie Freedom Choir is a group of female survivors of modern slavery. The choir gives these women both an opportunity to express themselves and also a support network to trust in. @BBC Inside Out London recently did a beautiful feature on the choir and their performance at the Old Bailey. It is an uplifting story of rehabilitation, empowerment and friendship ✊❤️ The link is in our bio (feature starts at 10:55)
#EndSlavery

Today is International Day of Remembrance of the V

Today is International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. We pay tribute to the millions who suffered in a brutal system that perpetuated the most abhorrent crime against humanity for centuries: slavery. We remember these victims and the legacy of the slave trade, such as racism. During this troubling time of the COVID 19 pandemic, we are reminded of the importance of kindess and solidarity - not discrimination.
We also celebrate the long and tireless struggle to freedom. These abolitionists, from Harriet Tubman to William Wilberforce, inspire us every day. It is 213 years today since a law was passed that abolished that brutal system of the slave trade in the British Empire, but, as the @rightslab has recently found, slavery is not illegal in almost half of the countries in the world. According to the Global Slavery Index, there are 40.3 million slaves in the world, more than at any other time in history. There is still much work to be done to eradicate slavery.
#RememberSlavery #EndSlavery

Go to our website to read the article Ahmed Khudid

Go to our website to read the article Ahmed Khudida Burjus wrote for TASC in 2018. Ahmed is the deputy executive director of Yazda, a multinational NGO founded in 2014 to support victims of Yazidi Genocide. Upon hearing the terrible news on 3rd August 2014, the day so-called ISIS stormed Sinjar, killing men and kidnapping women, Ahmed knew he had to do something. Read more on our website, link in bio.
#EndSlavery @yazda_global_organization

Happy birthday to our wonderful co-founder @prince

Happy birthday to our wonderful co-founder @princesseugenie, who is passionately and tirelessly committed to affecting change and eradicating modern slavery! ✊💙 This is a throwback to last year when Eugenie spoke about the importance of technology in the fight against modern slavery at the @osceorg 19th Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons Conference. Thank you for all the amazing things, like this, that you do, Eugenie!
#EndSlavery

“I am a Yazidi survivor. I want to go home, but

“I am a Yazidi survivor. I want to go home, but there is no home to go to! What can I do without a home, without justice, and without a future?” Salwa Khalaf is a member of Yazda’s Yazidi Survivor Network, which supports and empowers survivors of the ISIS Genocide, healing them to speak out about their experiences, express their needs, fight for justice, and pursue accountability and Human Rights on national and international levels. Find out more by following the link in our bio.
This photo is from Yazda’s @nobodys_listening_exhibition.
Photographer: @aliceaedy

#TimeForJustice #WeAreListening #EndSlavery #Survivor

@Nadia_Murad_Taha is a Yazidi survivor of genocide

@Nadia_Murad_Taha is a Yazidi survivor of genocide and sexual slavery, a Nobel Peace Prize Winner, and a courageous advocate. One of the central aspects of ISIS’s genocidal attacks against Yazidi communities in August 2014 was the abduction and enslavement of more than 6,000 women and children. Women, men, girls and boys have endured sexual violence and trafficking; cultural, religious and social destruction; and ongoing torture.

“It is my hope that my community and people will

“It is my hope that my community and people will feel safe enough to return home. Today, my people are still living in camps and the infrastructure in Sinjar is completely destroyed. The international community and Iraq are not doing enough to punish ISIS fighters. We are doing our best to highlight these issues at conferences and in meetings, but nobody is listening to us.” 🎨Artist: Ivana Waleed. Ivana is a Yazidi activist and survivor. She is a member of Yazda's recently launched Yazidi Survivors Network (YSN). Nobody’s Listening is an exhibition by Yazda, a multinational NGO founded in 2014 to support victims of Yazidi Genocide. The exhibition aims to inspire the viewer to take action by including social media stations, enabling them to take pledges of commitment.
To find out more, go to @nobodys_listening_exhibition or follow the link in our bio.

#TimeForJustice #WeAreListening #EndSlavery #Survivor

Modern slavery is both a tactic and symptom of war

Modern slavery is both a tactic and symptom of war and conflict. Armed groups, like ISIS and Boko Haram, have openly advocated and used slavery in their terrorism, particulary of women and girls for sexual slavery and of children as labourers, combatants, and suicide bombers. At the same time, the large numbers of refugees who are displaced by conflict are extremely vulnerable to modern slavery as the desparate are easily exploited.
#EndSlavery

According to the Global Slavery Index 2018, the tw

According to the Global Slavery Index 2018, the two major external drivers of modern slavery are highly repressive regimes and conflict situations.
6 out of the 10 countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery globally and the 9 most vulnerable countries to modern slavery are all marked by conflict, with breakdowns in rule of law, displacement and a lack of physical security.

@minderoofoundation
#EndSlavery

We would love to see anti-slavery on the agenda fo

We would love to see anti-slavery on the agenda for @chogm2020 this summer! Of the 40.3 million victims of modern slavery globally, almost half live in the Commonwealth.
Dame Sara Thornton, the UK's Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, spoke at the Annual Commonwealth Day Westminster Seminar earlier this week to encourage a united approach to tackling modern slavery from the Commonwealth.

#EndSlavery @CHOGM2020 #Commonwealth #CommonwealthHeadsOfGovernmentMeeting #IASC #AntiSlaveryCommissioner

Happy birthday to our incredible, enthusiastic and

Happy birthday to our incredible, enthusiastic and passionate co-founder, Julia de Boinville! ✊💖 Here she is on our ‘Tech For Good’ panel at Liontree Media Day a few months ago, raising awareness of modern slavery amongst tech, media and finance execs. Thank you for all you do, Jules!

#EndSlavery #TechForGood #Liontree

Head over to our website to read Joanna Ewart-Jame

Head over to our website to read Joanna Ewart-James’ article on why it is necessary to both encourage the public to be advocates - signing petitions, raising awareness, questioning business, showing up to events - and educate the public of what modern slavery truly looks like. Joanna is the Executive Director of @freedomunitedhq, an organisation dedicated to identifying and investing in the most effective frontline efforts to end moderns slavery. Link in bio.

#EndSlavery

#TBT Our co-founder @princesseugenie is an ambassa

#TBT Our co-founder @princesseugenie is an ambassador for @togetherbandofficial Goal 8 ✊

Sustainable Development Goal 8.7 seeks to, by 2030, eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and, by 2025, end child labour in all its forms.

#ShareYourGoal #TOGETHERBAND #EndSlavery

🚺 Happy International Women’s Day! Today, lik

🚺 Happy International Women’s Day! Today, like every day, we celebrate the many accomplishments of women. The Anti-Slavery Collective was founded by two women, Eugenie and Jules. We believe in the importance of women’s voices being heard, which is why women’s voices make up so much of our work and the panel discussions we host. Today, like every day, we also call for gender equality. Globally, women do not enjoy the same rights or opportunities as men. Women are disproportionately affected by global problems and epidemics, including modern slavery. Please join us in our mission to raise awareness for human trafficking.

#iwd2020 #iwd2020♀️#iwd #eachforequal
#endslavery
#SDGs #goal8 #goal5

🚺 Gulnara Shahinian, the former @UnitedNations

🚺 Gulnara Shahinian, the former @UnitedNations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery made it clear that there is no justification - “not traditional, religious, cultural, economic or even security considerations” - for non-consensual marriages, the sale of one’s wife or the inheritance of a wife. Forced marriage deprives women and girls of their agency, excludes them from educational opportunities, and makes them particularly vulnerable to violence and abuse.
#EndSlavery #ForcedMarriage
#iwd2020♀️#EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5

🚺 84% of the 15.4 million victims of forced mar

🚺 84% of the 15.4 million victims of forced marriage are women and girls. Over a third of victims of forced marriage were children at the time of marriage; almost all these child victims were girls. Even though more than 90% of all forced marriages took place in Africa and Asia Pacific regions, forced marriage is still a problem closer to home in the UK.
#EndSlavery #ForcedMarriage
#iwd2020♀️#EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5
@iloinfo @minderoofoundation
@guardian @foreignpolicymag / Fuller Project

🚺 @NomiNetwork envisions a world without slaver

🚺 @NomiNetwork envisions a world without slavery where every woman can know her full potential. The organisation is named after Nomi, who was rescued from sex trafficking aged 8 and now lives in one of their partner shelters in Cambodia. Nomi Network empower women to break the generational cycle of trafficking, to ensure their families will live in freedom for generations to come. By providing them with training and employment, women are able to become financially independent and live a life of freedom.
#NomiNetwork #EmpoweringWomen
#EndSlavery
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5

🚺 Almost all of the estimated 3.8 million adult

🚺 Almost all of the estimated 3.8 million adults and 1 million children of sex trafficking in 2016 were women and girls. 73% were exploited in the Asia and the Pacific region.
#EndSlavery #SexTrafficking #Forced Labour
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5
@iloinfo @minderoofoundation @cnn @guardian @girlsnotbrides

🚺@AntiSlaveryInternational was one of the first

🚺@AntiSlaveryInternational was one of the first organisations to highlight the issue of domestic slavery, particularly for child domestic workers and migrant women. They work with partners in Nepal to provide training, reliable information and emergency contacts to reduce the vulnerability to trafficking of women migrating to the Middle East in search of domestic work.
Anti-Slavery International also lobby policy makers to, amongst other things, regulate recruiment agencies who trick workers into debt bondage, include domestic workers in labour laws, and lift Nepal’s ban on women under 30 migrating to Lebanon for domestic work, a ban which forces desparate women to take dangerous routes that make vulnerable to traffickers. 🎬Watch Anti-Slavery International’s documentary on Nepali Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, link in bio.

#EndSlavery #DomesticServitude #Forced Labour
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5

🚺 Domestic work, an industry in which almost a

🚺 Domestic work, an industry in which almost a quarter of all those subjected to forced labour are working, has an 80% female workforce. Worldwide, domestic work is generally considered women’s work.
Domestic workers are particularly vulnerable to modern slavery due to the isolated and poorly regulated nature of their work. Many are migrant workers, searching overseas for job opportunities not available for women in their own countries.
#EndSlavery #DomesticServitude #Forced Labour
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5
@iloinfo @minderoofoundation @guardian @antislaveryinternational

🚺 Women’s Interlink Foundation is where our j

🚺 Women’s Interlink Foundation is where our journey in anti-slavery began 8 years ago! On a trip to Kolkata, our co-founders met its amazing founder, Aloka Mitra. Her foundation supports and empowers vulnerable women and children who are under-privileged and are victims of social injustice and trafficking for sexual exploitation.
#EndSlavery
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5

🚺 The majority of the 24.9 million victims of f

🚺 The majority of the 24.9 million victims of forced labour are women and girls.
#EndSlavery #ForcedLabour
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5
@iloinfo @minderoofoundation

🚺 If you are a woman, you are statistically mor

🚺 If you are a woman, you are statistically more likely to be a victim of modern slavery. 71% of the estimated 40.3 million people trapped in slavery worldwide are women and girls.

#EndSlavery #ForcedLabour #ForcedMarriage
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5
@iloinfo @minderoofoundation

🚺 Gender inequality and modern slavery are inte

🚺 Gender inequality and modern slavery are intertwining major human rights issues. Until all women and girls are empowered and there is gender equality in the world, we will not eradicate modern slavery.
Leading up to #IWD2020 next Sunday, we will be exploring how modern slavery disproportionately affects women and girls and highlighting some of the amazing people and organisations who are rescuing and empowering trafficked women and girls.
#EndSlavery
#IWD2020 #EmpowerWomen #EachForEqual
#SDGs #Goal8 #Goal5 #GloriaSteinem

Speaking at a conference in 2016, HM Queen Silvia

Speaking at a conference in 2016, HM Queen Silvia of Sweden highlighted how important it is that we collaborate if we want to eradicate human trafficking. At The Anti-Slavery Collective, we too believe that improved cross-sectoral collaboration in the struggle against modern slavery is crucial. #EndSlavery @worldchildhoodfoundation

Imagine being kidnapped aged 5. Bhavani was held h

Imagine being kidnapped aged 5. Bhavani was held hostage so her parents couldn’t escape slavery on a sugarcane farm. @IJM_UK were able to rescue Bhavani and her family, and she is now free and safe with her parents. She is in school and dreams of becoming a teacher one day! In 2019 IJM celebrated bringing freedom to over 53,000 people. But they won’t stop until ALL are free. Find out more how you can help children like Bhavani here ijmuk.org #UntilAllAreFree
#EndSlaveryInOurLifetime #Survivor #EndSlavery #SlaveFreeLent

This matrix, created by @polarisproject, represent

This matrix, created by @polarisproject, represents the many ways that financial services enable and intersect with various forms of human trafficking. A significant portion of the $150 billion profit gained from modern slavery each year passes through legitimate financial services businesses. The laudable efforts of financial institutions to tailor and develop anti-money laundering techniques to address human trafficking is essential in the fight against modern slavery. Read Polaris' insightful report 'On Ramps, Intersections, and Exit Routes' to find out more, link in bio. #BeAware #endslavery

The @salvationarmyuk short film about modern slave

The @salvationarmyuk short film about modern slavery has been short-listed in the 2020 @charityfilmawards and public votes are now needed to take the film to the finals! 📣 Awareness is key to combat modern slavery so please vote for “Hidden in Plain Sight” and share to ask others to do the same. The link to voting is in our bio!

'I'm so proud to be part of #TOGETHERBAND I chose

'I'm so proud to be part of #TOGETHERBAND

I chose Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth because I believe that everyone in the world deserves to be free from slavery and that all people have the right to their own future.
Through my work with TASC I’ve seen the incredible power of what can be achieved when people support and uplift each other. With #TOGETHERBAND we have the opportunity to create great change and I hope we can all join forces to reach the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.' Our co-founder @princesseugenie has become an ambassador for the incredible initiative @togetherbandofficial!
Get your Goal 8 #TOGETHERBAND now to support Decent Work and Economic Growth. ✊❤#ShareYourGoal
@bottletoppers
@theglobalgoals
@unfoundation
@unep
@ubs

Today is World Day of Social Justice. This year is

Today is World Day of Social Justice. This year is focusing on closing the inequalities gap; we advance social justice when we remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability. At last year's Paris Peace Forum, Guy Ryder, the Director General of the @iloinfo , perfectly explained how trafficking is dependent on various social injustices; traffickers prey on the marginalised, desperate and vulnerable. Until there is equal access to both education and decent job opportunities for all, modern slavery will exist. #SocialJusticeDay

"I was offered a lot of money without thinking abo

"I was offered a lot of money without thinking about the consequences." Indigenous teenagers in southern Peru, who need to work during their school holidays from December to February, are being lured with false job opportunities and subsequently trafficked deep into Peru's vast Amazon rainforest region. They are gradually exploited more and more until men and boys are trapped in forced labour in open pit-mines and women and young girls are sex trafficked into brothels frequented by miners.
However, some teenagers, whose friends have been taken away by traffickers, are committed to raising awareness about the vulnerability of their community to human trafficking. It is crucial to raise awareness in vulnerable communities so that the subtle signs of human trafficking might be more easily spotted. Using a radio show that reaches 5,000 listeners, 15-year old Dina Mamani, speaking in Spanish and Quechua, said, "fellow friends, anyone can be trafficked. It's happing in our communities. Stay alert, stay informed." Reporting by Anastasia Moloney for @thomsonreutersfoundation

There are over 40 million people living in conditi

There are over 40 million people living in conditions of modern-day slavery today. Of the total, 71% are women and girls.
At @NomiNetwork, they work with women and girls that have survived human trafficking and are at risk of being trafficked. By providing them with training and employment, women are able to become financially independent and live a life of freedom.
#nominetwork #endtrafficking #empoweringwomen #freedom #economicempowerment

❗️Slavery is not a crime in 94 countries ❗️ The @uniofnottingham Rights Lab launched a database this week that revealed that almost half of the world’s countries do not have laws that criminalise #modernslavery. In order to achieve #SDG 8.7, governments must implement laws that punish the enslavement of other human beings.
#EndSlavery #BeAware

At the panel discussion on modern slavery at Davos

At the panel discussion on modern slavery at Davos last month, Dr James Cockayne explained how modern slavery, like climate change, is a severe market failure.
The economic cost outweighs the perceived benefit of cheap supply chains. In the UK's 2018 Report on Modern Slavery, it was estimated that the total direct cost of modern slavery to the UK in one year was £4.3 billion.
It was so encouraging to see such an amazing panel discussing and raising awareness of the issue of modern slavery at this year's @worldeconomicforum. #EndSlavery #WEF2020 #Davos

Esther was only a little child when she was taken

Esther was only a little child when she was taken to work as a slave. She was trapped and abused for nearly 10 years in the fishing industry on Lake Volta in Ghana. Today, she is free. International Justice Mission has helped bring freedom to over 53,000 people, including Esther. You can send rescue to more children like Esther, find out how at our link in bio for the International Justice Mission or by visiting @IJM_UK #UntilAllAreFree #EndSlaveryInOurLifetime #Survivor #EndSlavery

Go to our website to read about the amazing work K

Go to our website to read about the amazing work Karen Anstis and her team at Caritas Bakhita House are doing to support survivors of modern slavery. It is truly those simple pleasures, like food, friends and laughter, the pleasures that many of us take for granted, that are the most powerful.
#EndSlavery #ModernSlavery

Have you ever considered how many slaves work for

Have you ever considered how many slaves work for you? There is slavery buried in the supply chains of the clothes we wear, the food we eat and the products we buy. However, we all have the power to change this. 💪💪💪 We can all put pressure on businesses to ensure that their supply chains are free from slavery. We can all choose to buy ethically. At the @worldeconomicforum in January, Dr James Cockayne said that we should all be concerned with our slavery footprint, as many are now with our carbon footprint 👣Go to slaveryfootprint.org (link in bio) to find out how many slaves work for you. #BeAware #EndSlavery #SlaveryFootprint #SupplyChains #WEF2020 #Davos

Pope Francis is a passionate champion of the fight

Pope Francis is a passionate champion of the fight against modern slavery, repeatedly raising awareness of the huge issue on the world stage. Today, on the feast day of St Josephine Bakhita, a nun who had been sold into slavery as a child, the Catholic Church celebrates the World Day of Prayer, Reflection and Action Against Human Trafficking. The Catholic Church is at the forefront of the global movement against modern slavery. The Archbishop of Westminster is the president of the Santa Marta Group, a global alliance of bishops and law enforcement fighting modern slavery together. Sisters have set up safehouses for survivors, like Caritas Bakhita House, whose manager wrote about their work for our website. Women religious, like those of the Talitha Kum network, are working on the frontlines in high risk areas to prevent human trafficking. This is to name just a few of their many endeavors. #EndSlavery #prayagainsttrafficking

Head over to our website to read the amazing @grac

Head over to our website to read the amazing @graceaforrest’s article on how both statistics and stories can spark social change. Grace is a founding director of Walk Free Foundation, an organisation that uses the vast amount of data on modern slavery that they gather to inform action and bring about change. Grace harnesses the power of photography and storytelling to strengthen the impact of this data by breaking it down into individual stories.

The ILO estimates that modern slavery generates $1

The ILO estimates that modern slavery generates $150 billion in profits annually. @PayPal and @PolarisProject have teamed up to target the immense profitability of modern slavery. They are creating a financial intelligence unit that will research ways for the anti-money laundering community to identify financial transactions that are serious red flags for human trafficking so that they can inform law enforcement. This is another great example of the power of cross-sectoral partnerships, which we believe are crucial to eradicate modern slavery! Luis C. deBaca, the former Ambassador-at-Large to the US State Department's TIP Office, has said, "working with financial institutions to understand how traffickers use their services has the potential to dramatically shift the trafficking equation, making exploitation more risky and therefore less profitable." #EndSlavery

Go to our website to read about Julie Currie’s f

Go to our website to read about Julie Currie’s first-hand experience of confronting modern slavery in London. Julie, who has dedicated her career as a Police Officer in London to helping victims of modern slavery and sexual exploitation, highlights the importance of empowering and supporting victims in order to enable them to escape modern slavery.

According to academic Siddharth Kara, sex traffick

According to academic Siddharth Kara, sex trafficking is disproportionately lucrative compared with other forms of slavery. Sex trafficking accounts for only 5% of all victims of modern slavery worldwide, but creates half of the total profits generated by modern slavery worldwide. Sex trafficking includes those who have involuntarily entered a form of commercial sexual exploitation, or who have entered the sex industry voluntarily, but now cannot leave. #BeAware #EndSlavery

Meet Gideon. At the age of 10, Gideon was forced t

Meet Gideon. At the age of 10, Gideon was forced to work on Lake Volta in the fishing industry in brutal conditions. He couldn't read or write. He is one of the 53,000 people International Justice Mission has set free from slavery and violence to date. Recently, he graduated from school, even earning the "Best in Literacy" award in his class. Be part of the movement to end slavery, help others like Gideon experience freedom. Visit @IJM_UK's website to learn more! #EndSlaveryInOurLifetime #Survivor #EndSlavery

Head over to our website to read Anneka Wallington

It is a common misconception that the majority of

It is a common misconception that the majority of victims of modern slavery in the UK are trafficked from foreign countries. In fact, the highest proportion of all potential victims of modern slavery identified in the UK have not been brought across borders, but are UK nationals. In 2018, 1,625 UK nationals were referred to the National Referral Mechanism. #BeAware #EndSlavery

Today is International Day of Education. Education

Today is International Day of Education. Education is essential in the fight against modern slavery. Sister Sherly Joseph, who works with the Arise Foundation, spoke passionately about the importance of access to formal and informal education, especially for women in rural communities, in the prevention of human trafficking. Listen to more of her speech at the UN last year via the link in our bio. #RightToEducation #EndSlavery

The @MinderooFoundation found that the US is impor

The @MinderooFoundation found that the US is importing maximum of USD $144 billion worth of products that are at risk of modern slavery. That's over 40% of all the at-risk imports of G20 countries. As a consumer, you can also put pressure on businesses, especially on those from which you buy electronics, garments, fish, cocoa, and timber, to be transparent about their supply chains. You can also put pressure on the government to enact a federal supply chains transparency law, extending the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act to the whole of the US. #BeAware #EndSlavery

The @ILOinfo estimates that 24% of the 24.9 millio

The @ILOinfo estimates that 24% of the 24.9 million people subjected to forced labour exploitation in 2016 were victims of Domestic Servitude.

Ajoba, 52, was living with and providing for her elderly parents in Ghana when a woman approached her, promising that she would take Ajoba to the UK for a better job. However, when Ajoba arrived in the UK, she was imprisoned inside the woman’s house for 9 years, doing household work without any pay. It wasn't until her trafficker died and she was left on the street that Ajoba was directed to @SalvationArmyUK, who moved her into a safehouse. Since arriving at the safehouse Ajoba, who is diabetic, has been given medical care, a solicitor to help with her asylum claim and has been referred to CBT Counseling. Read more about Ajoba's story, link in bio. #Survivor #EndSlavery

"Modern slavery" is an umbrella term that covers m

"Modern slavery" is an umbrella term that covers many forms of offenses. It essentially refers to situations of exploitation of another human being for personal or commercial gain. The exploited person cannot refuse or leave because of threats, violence, coercion, deception or abuse of power. This includes, but is not limited to, forced labour, debt bondage, domestic servitude, sex trafficking, and forced marriage. #BeAware #EndSlavery

The @statedept hailed Camilous Machingura a hero f

The @statedept hailed Camilous Machingura a hero for his pivotal role in raising awareness about human trafficking in Zimbabwe. As the Team Leader for the Zimbabwe Community Development Association, he engages with regional, national, and international media outlets to ensure all Zimbabweans can identify potential trafficking indicators, especially empowering vulnerable populations in rural communities. His meticulous efforts to socialize Zimbabwe’s 2014 anti-trafficking law with community leaders and law enforcement officials and organize trainings and intragovernmental dialogues have elevated human trafficking as a policy priority for the government. Through ZCDA, he has provided reintegration and counseling services to more than 150 Zimbabwean survivors whom traffickers fraudulently recruited to work in Kuwait in 2017, and designed livelihood programs aimed at providing them with the skills and abilities critical for supporting themselves and their families. Read more about his amazing work in the 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report. #ChangeMakers #BeTheChange #EndSlavery #TIPHero

Over the course of five years, Hadiza and her moth

Over the course of five years, Hadiza and her mother were befriended by a man, who promised that he could get Hadiza a good job in Europe. Before leaving Nigeria, Hadiza was taken to a JuJu ceremony to bind her to her trafficker. Hadiza, and four other girls, were taken to Europe where they were forced into prostitution. One day, the girls realised there was a chance to escape, while their traffickers were taking intravenous drugs. Hadiza was referred to a @SalvationArmy safehouse, where she received counselling, legal support and refugee status.
Hadiza is now living independently and studying; she recently went on an apprenticeship scheme for a major UK supermarket group. She feels much more positive about life and is keen to help other people understand that without the support she’s received, she cannot imagine how she would have survived to start rebuilding her life. Read more about Hadiza's story in our link in bio. #Survivor #EndSlavery

The @MinderooFoundation found that the UK is impor

The @MinderooFoundation found that the UK is importing US$3 billion worth of products that are at risk of modern slavery. Even though the UK's Modern Slavery Act was hailed as groundbreaking, the Independent Review of the Act estimates that 40% of eligible companies are not complying with the supply chain legislation. As a consumer, you can put pressure on business, especially on those from which you buy garments, electronics, fish, cocoa, and rice, to be transparent about their supply chains. You can also put pressure on government to strengthen the existing legislation. #BeAware #EndSlavery

“Hotels can unfortunately be unwilling venues fo

“Hotels can unfortunately be unwilling venues for this unconscionable crime – and as a global hotel company that cares about human rights, we’re proud to be training hotel workers across the Marriott system to spot the signs. There is no easy fix, but combating modern-day slavery starts with awareness" - Dr. David Rodriguez, Chief Global Human Resources Officer.
In January 2019, the @MarriottHotels announced that half a million hotel workers had received mandatory training, developed in collaboration with @PolarisProject and @ECPATUSA, to recognise the signs of human trafficking and how to respond if they do. The Marriott is blazing a trail for the hospitality industry's approach to human trafficking. #ChangeMakers #BeTheChange #EndSlavery

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