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Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone
Kate

Few trafficking and modern slavery survivors get counselling. They have to face their trauma alone

Kate*, a survivor of sexual exploitation now a mental health practitioner, explores how current rules are stopping victims in the UK from getting the counselling they need

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness
Mick Clarke and Eleanor Lyons

If we want to prevent modern slavery, we must start with preventing homelessness

Traffickers look for people who are isolated, desperate, and off the radar – common realities for people experiencing homelessness

UK’s landmark Modern Slavery Act is 10 years old. But justice is still out of reach for many survivors
Cat Linton

UK’s landmark Modern Slavery Act is 10 years old. But justice is still out of reach for many survivors

Cat Linton, who works in policy for migrant charity Hibiscus, explains that while the Modern Slavery Act is 10 years old, justice is ‘still out of reach’ for many survivors

We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking
Modern slavery

We’re the first people modern slavery victims speak to when getting help. Their stories are shocking

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?
Modern slavery

I was trafficked and forced to work 23 hours a day. How was I meant to return to normality?

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Conflating sex work and sex trafficking is harmful and needs to stop, Labour told
Sex work

Conflating sex work and sex trafficking is harmful and needs to stop, Labour told

How we define ‘sexual exploitation’ is fuelling violence against women and girls
Kimberley Hutchison

How we define ‘sexual exploitation’ is fuelling violence against women and girls

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?
Helen Ball

Modern slavery is still rife in the UK – where do we go from here?

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?
Maya Esslemont

How can we tackle modern slavery if those on the frontline don’t know what it looks like?

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens
Crime

Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens