Mrs F’s fight for freedom and justice 22 July 2021 Blog Niger has been found guilty of trivialising legal justice for survivors of modern slavery by the West African Court of Justice. Mohamed Camara, our Africa Programme Officer, shares Mrs F’s fight for freedom and justice. Mrs F was born into…
Is the anti-slavery movement ready to listen to survivors? 12 July 2021 Blog As the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) publishes research and a podcast series on the importance of including survivors in research and building policy responses, one of the peer researchers reflects on if the anti-slavery movement is ready to hear the voices of…
Nationality and Borders Bill – our concerns, and what we need to see 7 July 2021 Blog This week the home secretary introduced the Nationality and Borders Bill, which would enact the Government’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’. Anti-Slavery International’s UK policy manager Kate Roberts outlines our concerns about the Bill – and explains why survivors’ voices must…
COP26 UN climate change Summit – a big opportunity 2 July 2021 Blog In November the UK will host the COP26 UN climate change summit. Anti-Slavery International’s climate change and modern slavery advisor Fran Witt asks what world leaders could do to tackle the related issues of climate change and modern slavery. You…
The importance of including survivors in research and policy building 2 July 2021 Blog As the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) publishes research and a podcast series on the importance of including survivors in research and building policy responses, one of the peer researchers reflects on what the project and the inclusion of survivors means to her.…
Are import controls and bans on importing slavery-made goods the answer? 21 June 2021 Blog At any given time, 16 million people are estimated to be in forced labour in the private sector. That’s more than one in every 500 people. Workers across all industries – construction, agriculture, fashion, electronics, mining, cleaning, hospitality and many…
Why survivor voices matters: “Don’t call me sweetheart!” 17 June 2021 Blog As the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) publishes research on why survivor voices should be included in policy-making, here one survivor – Kimberley – explains her role in the project. It’s been well over a year now since our…
Our pledge to tackle child slavery 10 June 2021 Blog With child labour on the rise for the first time in two decades, Anti-Slavery International’s international advocacy manager Kate Elsayed-Ali explains how our new strategy to tackle child slavery will help us to address one of the most appalling injustices facing…
Climate change and modern slavery: a vicious circle 9 April 2021 Blog Climate change and modern slavery are serious challenges that need to be tackled together. Climate change affects everyone. Changing weather patterns have left millions of people at risk of losing their homes and livelihoods; environmental degradation is pushing millions more…
‘New Plan for Immigration’: impact on children needs to be mitigated 7 April 2021 Blog ECPAT UK’s CEO, Patricia Durr, explains how the Government’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ will affect child victims of trafficking and exploitation Asylum reform proposals had been trailed for some time before the Home Office published a statement on 20 March, claiming…