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Significant failings in Border Force action on human trafficking
3 February 2017
A joint inquiry by the Chief Inspector of Borders and the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner has found a catalogue of poor performance by Border Force “may be failing potential victims” of human trafficking.
Trafficked asylum seekers are being housed in unsuitable accommodation
31 January 2017
A parliamentary report about accommodation services for asylum seekers has highlighted key problems in the provision of housing especially in meeting the needs of vulnerable people like victims of trafficking.
Homeless people at risk of modern day slavery – new report
26 January 2017
Research published today by leading homelessness charity The Passage, at the request of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, has highlighted the vulnerability of homeless people to trafficking and exploitation.
Anti-Slavery Commissioner calls on Government to reform process for identifying and supporting victims
24 January 2017
CARE warmly welcomes recent comments from Kevin Hyland OBE, the UK’s Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner describing the process through which victims of human trafficking are identified and supported as “cumbersome” saying “the time…
Support for Human Trafficking Victims is Inadequate – MPs told
11 January 2017
The Prime Minister has pledged that Britain will “lead the way in defeating modern slavery” which she has called the “greatest human rights issue of our time”, but today MPs were warned…
Despite rise in trafficking for forced labour, global majority of victims are women and girls trafficked into sexual exploitation
4 January 2017
The latest UN Global Report on Trafficking in Persons has highlighted an increase in the number of men being identified as victims of trafficking around the world, and also higher rates of…
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