A regular digest of information and research related to human trafficking into and within the UK. Produced by the Research and Development Unit, on behalf of The Salvation Army’s Director of Anti-Trafficking and Modern Slavery.
Contents 1. Research, reports and journal articles 1.1 From Human Trafficking to Modern Slavery: The Development of Anti-trafficking Policy in the UK (March 2018) 1.2 From severe to routine labour exploitation: The case of migrant workers in the UK food industry (March 2018) 1.3 National Referral Mechanism Statistics – End of Year Summary 2017 (March 2018) 1.4 Guidelines for psychologists working with refugees and asylum seekers in the UK: Extended version (February 2018) 1.5 Predicting vulnerability to modern slavery across the UK: subnational model (January 2018) 1.6 Troubling recognitions in British responses to modern slavery (January 2018) 1.7 Modern Slavery Media Campaign – final report (January 2018) 2. Political and legislative 2.1 Parliamentary Questions 3. Campaigns and Initiatives 3.1 CPS International Summit on Modern Slavery (February) 3.2 Free For Good (January) 1.3 Invisible People Exhibition (January-March) 4. In the news 4.1 Record number of slavery victims referred in UK, says report 4.2 Pair accused of ‘car wash’ slavery 4.3 Corbyn calls on councils to sign charter against modern slavery 4.4 Police rescue 14 modern slavery victims in Grays 4.5 Liverpool slavery raid police supporting 41 ‘vulnerable’ people 4.6 Pregnant modern slaves face ‘shocking’ danger 4.7 Modern slavery victims ‘thrown into destitution’ as weekly allowance is cut 4.8 Theresa May to slam web giants for failing to stop ‘barbaric crime’ of gangmasters selling migrant slaves for sex 4.9 Human trafficking: Modern-day slaves ‘within plain sight’ 4.10 Gwent Police creates team to tackle human trafficking 4.11 Edward Colston: The slave trader dividing Bristol 4.12 We need to track the slavemasters across every continent, says top prosecutor 4.13 Airbnb promises to prevent ‘pop-up brothels’ at its rental properties 4.14 Slaves paid less than £2 an hour at Staffordshire factory
4.15 Cornwall migrant workers want police apology after raids 4.16 Fifteen arrests in Milton Keynes modern slavery raids 4.17 Pope Francis gives thanks for the Evening Standard’s slavery report 4.18 ‘You’re only ever five miles from somebody in slavery’ 4.19 I have just met an Albanian girl who was unknowingly trafficked across Europe 4.20 We’re not slaves, more than 100 migrant workers say as they launch protest at arrest of farm bosses 4.21 Modern slavery raid at Cornwall flower-picking farm 4.22 Police arrest 21 alleged people smugglers accused of bringing hundreds of migrants into UK in nationwide operation 4.23 Ely slavery probe sees two people arrested 4.24 The impossibility of shunning modern slavery (but how to try) 4.25 First case of domestic slavery discovered in Northern Ireland 4.26 Slaves on our Streets: The Independent launches modern slavery report at House of Parliament 4.27 UKIP AM stopped from giving slavery immigration speech 4.28 Portsmouth woman cleared of controlling prostitutes 4.29 US and UK pledge millions for largest-ever fund to fight modern day slavery 4.30 Seven UK police forces report zero charges under anti-slavery law 4.31 Co-op offers jobs to victims of modern slavery and human trafficking 4.32 How can you spot the signs of modern slavery in Britain? 4.33 Landmark court ruling could decriminalise street prostitution in UK 4.34 Modern slavery victims ‘hidden in plain sight’, councils warn 4.35 Hard Brexit could ‘derail’ Theresa May’s fight to wipe out modern slavery, warn campaigners 4.36 Modern day slavery arrest in Brigg traveller site police raid 4.37 Prosecutors too timid in slavery cases, police claim 4.38 Slavery victims in the UK are now more likely to come from Britain than any other nationality 4.39 Widespread use of cheap car washes and nail bars is fuelling modern slavery, warns National Crime Agency 4.40 May’s anti-slavery tsar faces inquiry over helpline row 4.41 Modern slavery remains in Britain and ordinary people encounter it far more often than they might guess
This bulletin covers material produced during the period 1 January to 31 March 2018 although it should be noted that, due to space limitations, not all relevant material may have been included. The bulletin includes links to material and sources and is provided by way of information. The information included is not necessarily endorsed or supported by The Salvation Army.