Our co-founders HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville are thrilled to speak to Walk Free about their recent report, Protecting People in a Pandemic. Grace Forrest is a Founding Director and Communication Strategist of Walk Free and a UN Goodwill Ambassador for anti-slavery. Serena Grant is the Business and Engagement Lead of…Read More
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The Anti-Slavery Collective in Conversation with Diana Mao
Throughout lockdown, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, have been working from home and catching up with friends in the anti-slavery movement to find out how COVID-19 has affected them and their work. We are delighted to be joined this time by our friend Diana Mao, the President and Co-Founder…Read More
The Anti-Slavery Collective in Conversation with Kieran Guilbert
While we stay at home and work from home, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, have been talking to people from across the anti-slavery movement to find out how COVID-19 has affected their work. Our guest today is Kieran Guilbert, the Slavery and Trafficking Editor of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. …Read More
The Anti-Slavery Collective in Conversation with Nick Grono
While we stay at home and work from home, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, have been finding out how COVID-19 has affected the anti-slavery movement. Today, we are joined by our friend Nick Grono, the CEO of the Freedom Fund. The Freedom Fund, using a “hotspot” funding model, work…Read More
The Anti-Slavery Collective in Conversation with Phil Brewer
While we stay at home and work from home, our co-founders, HRH Princess Eugenie of York and Julia de Boinville, have 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…Read More
Transparency in fashion supply chains: 7 years on from Rana Plaza
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. …Read More
6 Ways To Fight Modern Slavery From Home
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:
‘Why Mobilizing a United Public is needed to end Modern Slavery’ by Joanna Ewart-James – Executive Director, Freedom United
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
‘A Game of Uno’ by Karen Anstis – Service Manager, Caritas Bakhita House
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
‘Into the Light’ by Grace Forrest – Founding Direct, Walk Free Foundation
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