Human Trafficking
Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Helen Ball, chief executive of charity Causeway, writes about what the government needs to do to end modern slavery in the UK
How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
New data from After Exploitation and the UK BME Anti-Slavery Network (BASNET) finds that one in four local councils do not offer standalone training on modern slavery, despite a legal duty to identify victims. Maya Esslemont explains the human impact
Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
The Big Issue shadowed police officers in Camden and Islington, where there has been success in tackling cuckooing – the practice of taking over someone’s home for exploitation. The trick is that they haven’t done it alone