British taxpayers could support slavery across the world 18 January 2010 Blog 18 January 2010 The UK Government is considering proposals that could see British taxpayer’s money support child labour and slavery. Proposals issued at a consultation last month reveal the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) is considering abandoning its ban on…
UK Government backs new slavery law 28 October 2009 Blog 28 October 2009 The British Government has backed new laws to crackdown on modern day slavery. Ministers have conceded that existing legislation fails to protect people from modern day slavery and have agreed to criminalise forced labour and servitude in…
Closing trafficking team is madness, says Emma Thompson 23 October 2009 Blog 23 October 2009 The Oscar winning actress Emma Thompson described plans to close the UK’s only dedicated human trafficking team as ‘madness’. Speaking in London at the Metropolitan Police’s Trafficking Conference, she said: “The decision to dismantle the only team…
Lords vote on new UK slavery law 23 October 2009 Blog 23 October 2009 The House of Lords has the historic opportunity to protect more than a thousand people estimated to be in slavery in the UK when they vote to make forced labour a crime. The adoption of the new…
Fears over MET Human Trafficking Team closure 7 October 2009 Blog 7 October 2009 In response to today’s reports that the Metropolitan Police’s Human Trafficking team may be disbanded, Aidan McQuade, Director of Anti-Slavery International, said: “Any decision to cut the team, even if there are serious financial pressures, is very…
Jail for DVD pirates who used Chinese ‘slave labour’ 28 July 2009 Blog 28 July 2009 A father and his two sons have been jailed for a total of eighteen years for running a criminal multi-million pound film piracy industry in London that used ‘a slave labour force’ of Chinese workers (28 July…
Leading UK charitable organisations come together to set up Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group 16 July 2009 News 16 July 2009 Anti-Slavery International is one of the leading UK non-governmental organisations to set up a new Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group, which aims to ensure that presumed trafficked persons in the UK can access their rights. The group seeks to…
Top UK City firm founders linked to slavery 27 June 2009 Blog 27 June 2009 New research by University College London has uncovered links between British Investment bank Rothschild and City law firm Freshfields and slavery. Reported in the Financial Times, documents from the British National Archives reveal that Rothschild founder, Nathan…
Response to Home Affairs Committee report on human trafficking 14 May 2009 Blog 14 May 2009 In response to today’s (Thursday 14 May) Home Affairs Committee report on human trafficking, Klara Skrivankova, Trafficking Programme Co-ordinator for Anti-Slavery International, which submitted evidence to the Parliamentary Inquiry, said: “The Home Affairs Committee is right to…
Hidden slavery in UK cannabis factories 10 March 2009 Blog 10 March 2009 In response to the BBC findings published today (10 March 2009) on the large rise in the number of ‘cannabis factories’ in the UK, Aidan McQuade, Director of Anti-Slavery International, said: “If the number of cannabis factories…