An Introduction to Modern Slavery

Modern slavery is an international problem; it is about the exploitation of other people with the purpose of making money. It’s big business with an estimated £150 billion dollars being made each year from forced labour. You may have heard about cases in the news where victims have been forced to work on farms; nails bars; restaurants; and car washes; but this is just the tip of the iceberg. Social care; domestic servitude; sex trafficking (including children); debt bondage; criminal exploitation are just a few other areas where modern slavery is happening.