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Is the anti-slavery movement ready to listen to survivors?

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 survivors. Keep reading »

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Nationality and Borders Bill – our concerns, and what we need to see

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 be heard. In October 2019, the UK was rocked… Keep reading »

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COP26 UN climate change Summit – a big opportunity

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 might wonder what climate breakdown and… Keep reading »

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EU business and human rights law – new report

As the European Commission prepares to set out plans for EU business and human rights law, Rocio Domingo Ramos – Anti-Slavery International’s business and human rights policy and research officer – explains how a new report sets out what we hope to see.  Image by Guillaume Périgois via Unsplash The… Keep reading »

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Our pledge to tackle child slavery

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 millions of people worldwide. How modern slavery affects… Keep reading »

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Climate change and modern slavery: a vicious circle

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 at risk of greater inequality,… Keep reading »