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Oct 21, 2015 · The new U.N. global development pact may have been a significant step towards ending human trafficking and slavery, but governments must now follow through on their pledge, Nobe said.. Although slavery is illegal everywhere, almost 36 million people are enslaved worldwide – trafficked to brothels, forced into manual labour or victims of debt bondage, the Walk Free Foundation estimates.
Dec 17, 2015 · To help end slavery today, lawyers and NGOs must build an international network to use the law to punish and deter human traffickers, experts said. “Strategic litigation can be a catalyst for genuine, long-term change,” Nick Grono, head of Freedom Fund, an international initiative to fight slavery, said in a statement.
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The world’s eyes were on the U.K. after the October deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants, though the country has been taking significant steps to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery. The 2019 Global Slavery Index, a country-by-country analysis of the state of modern slavery worldwide conducted by the Walk Free Foundation, placed the U.K. as the...
Earlier this year, the Australian government introduced its own Modern Slavery Act, which similarly requires businesses to publish a statement on the risks of modern slavery in their supply chains. Statements will be available on a publicly available register published by the Australian government. In February, theAustralian Institute of Criminolog...
Experts say that despite the advances of the Modern Slavery Act in the U.K., child victims in particular are being left behind. The Act does not include a system of guardianship for all unaccompanied children in England and Wales, and government austerity measures have reduced access to foster care and mental health services. “It’s not entirely cle...
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Jan 15, 2021 · Some believe that slavery is a thing of the past, but that is not the case. The most recent global slavery index estimates that there are 40.3 million women, men and children caught up in it, of whom 24.9 million are in forced labour and 15.4 million living in forced marriages. One in four victims of modern slavery are children.
Mar 11, 2024 · The government had already clarified its position during the January webinar, which has now been confirmed in writing. Report format / structure: The original guidance suggested that the questionnaire could be used as a template for preparing the report, stating that entities could use the exact same information and structure in the questionnaire as in the report.
May 22, 2019 · The Government has accepted or partially accepted the majority of the Review’s recommendations. Key measures that Government will take forward in response to the Review include: Creating a HMG International Modern Slavery and Migration Envoy to represent the UK’s interests internationally and drive the global response to modern slavery forward.
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Jan 1, 2002 · This publication provides a comprehensive summary of the core international law against slavery, its origins, and progress made via the international campaign to abolish slave trade and slavery. Various issues are explored in detail, including the legal instruments and institutions that have been established to combat slavery (including the United Nations Working Group on Contemporary Forms of ...
