Staying at home will save lives. Staying at home will also unlock the time, not often afforded to us in the fast-paced whirl of life, to focus on what is important and interesting to us. We, at The Anti-Slavery Collective, are working from home to fight modern slavery. Here are 6 ways you can join us in the fight:
Ask anyone: “Do you agree with human trafficking?”, “What about forced labor?”, “Is coercing someone into marriage acceptable?”, “Do you want to buy products produced by exploited children?” Surely, the answer (we hope) is a resounding “no.” But while there may be widespread public condemnation of these forms of modern slavery, individuals may not see…Read More
Uno is a card game, a game of luck. But to us at Caritas Bakhita House it is so much more. Our guests have come from 37 countries around the world and have been aged between 15 and 70. Their connection to each other on arrival is their trafficking journey and exploitation. Not a plight…Read More
40.3 million people live in modern slavery globally. 25 million of those people are in forced labour. 15 million are in forced marriage. Women and girls account for 71 percent of all victims. 25 percent, or one in four, victims are children. These statistics are an incredibly powerful tool in the fight against modern slavery….Read More
I have been a Metropolitan Police Officer for over 31 years. For much of my career, I have worked with some of the most vulnerable people in London.
How can I actually make a difference here? What could I do that would even make a mark? Surely there are way more qualified, capable people to tackle this issue than me? These were the questions I was confronted with having first become aware of modern slavery through an A21 campaign in Norway, aged 18….Read More
UN TRUST FUND TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN The UN Trust Fund to End Violence against women is the only global grant-making mechanism exclusively dedicated to eradicating all forms of violence against women and girls globally. Focusing on preventing violence, implementing laws and policies and improving access to vital services for survivors, the UN Trust…Read More
Most people in the United Kingdom think that slavery was abolished in the 19th century because of the work of courageous abolitionists like William Wilberforce and Abraham Lincoln. Sadly however, slavery still flourishes globally today, and every country is home to this crime. In the UK, the National Crime Agency estimates that at least 13,000…Read More
For me, it always comes back to girls. Brilliant, beautiful, powerful adolescent girls – more than 900 million around the world – with the power to create a future for themselves. Girls who are brimming with potential, but due to so many factors, far of out of their control, may never be able to achieve…Read More
Modern Slavery is a blight on the 21st century. It is astonishing to think that the first prosecution of a case of modern slavery came only in 2011, given that since then, I have been involved in cases where over 100 people have been convicted of offences concerning over 500 victims. How could this crime…Read More