Whilst in Nigeria this week the Prime Minister announced that the UK Government will provide support for victims of modern slavery in Nigeria.
There has been a sharp rise in the number of prosecutions for modern slavery, according to the latest figures, but conviction rates have stalled.
The Home Office has this week released a report which tries to estimate the social and economic cost of crimes of modern slavery.
Child trafficking victims are one of the most vulnerable groups in society. That is why CARE campaigned for the Modern Slavery Act to include Independent Child Trafficking Advocates (ICTA) to support children…
New research from the Home Office has revealed the cost of modern slavery in the UK could be as high as £4.3billion annually, an average of just under £330,000 per victim.
Modern slavery is an abhorrent crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes – including for sex, forced labour, domestic servitude, criminal activity and even sometimes for organ harvesting.
Human trafficking is one of the greatest violations of human dignity. We are fighting for effective laws that will help victims get better support.
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