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UK modern slavery at record highs as experts warn the trend could worsen
policy22 days ago

UK modern slavery at record highs as experts warn the trend could worsen

UK referrals to the National Referral Mechanism rose to 23,411 in 2025—the highest on record, up from 12,691 in 2021—with independent anti-slavery commissioner Eleanor Lyons warning that worsening global conditions and new exploitation methods, including AI-assisted trafficking, digital scams, and crypto, could push modern slavery higher over the next decade; the report calls for more funding for specialist police units, tougher prosecutions of exploiters, a national public awareness campaign, and improved victim care, while GRETA urges stronger alignment with the Council of Europe convention and better inter-agency coordination.

via The Guardian|
#modern-slavery#policy#trafficking
Modern Slavery: A Global Crisis in the Richest Economies.
human-rights3 years ago

Modern Slavery: A Global Crisis in the Richest Economies.

The world's 20 wealthiest economies, including the G-20, are responsible for fueling forced labor through global supply chains and state-imposed forced labor, accounting for about half of the people worldwide living in "modern slavery," according to a report by Walk Free. The countries imported $468 billion worth of products possibly made by forced labor, with the U.S. making up nearly $170 billion of that. Electronics, clothing, palm oil, solar panels, and textiles were the most "at risk" products. The 10 countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery are North Korea, Eritrea, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Afghanistan, and Kuwait.

via NPR|
#forced-labor#g-20#global-supply-chains
Modern Slavery: A Global Crisis with the U.S. Among 17 Countries Practicing Forced Labor.
human-rights3 years ago

Modern Slavery: A Global Crisis with the U.S. Among 17 Countries Practicing Forced Labor.

The United States is one of 17 countries that still practice state-sanctioned forced labor, according to a report by Walk Free, an Australian human rights organization, in collaboration with the United Nations’ International Labor Organization and International Organization for Migration. The report finds evidence of state-imposed forced labor in Belarus, Brazil, China, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mongolia, Myanmar, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Turkmenistan, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe. Worldwide, government authorities forced some 3.9 million people to work in 2021, among an estimated 50 million people enslaved in involuntary labor or marriage, according to the report.

via The Washington Post|
#forced-labor#human-rights#international-labor-organization
Global Report Reveals Shocking Prevalence of Modern Slavery in Multiple Countries.
human-rights3 years ago

Global Report Reveals Shocking Prevalence of Modern Slavery in Multiple Countries.

North Korea, Eritrea, and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index by Walk Free. The report notes a "worsening" situation globally since its last survey five years earlier, with an estimated 50 million people living in situations of modern slavery in 2021. The figure includes some 28 million people in forced labor and 22 million living in forced marriage. The report defines modern slavery as encompassing "forced labor, forced or servile marriage, debt bondage, forced commercial sexual exploitation, human trafficking, slavery-like practices, and the sale and exploitation of children."

via Al Jazeera English|
#eritrea#human-rights#mauritania
Nigerian Senator and Wife Jailed for Organ Trafficking Plot in UK
crime3 years ago

Nigerian Senator and Wife Jailed for Organ Trafficking Plot in UK

Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and a doctor have been sentenced to prison in the UK for their involvement in an organ harvesting plot. They were found guilty of trafficking a 21-year-old street trader to the UK to provide a kidney for the senator's daughter. This is the first conviction of its kind under Britain's modern slavery laws. The victim was promised work and a reward of up to £7,000 but was unaware that he was expected to provide a kidney in return. The medical consultant called off the transplant after becoming suspicious, and the victim fled and reported the plan to UK police.

via CNN|
#conviction#crime#modern-slavery
Nigerian politician convicted in UK organ harvesting scheme.
crime3 years ago

Nigerian politician convicted in UK organ harvesting scheme.

A Nigerian senator and his wife have been found guilty in a London court of a plot to harvest the organs of a young man from Nigeria who was lured to the UK with the promise of a job. The couple arranged a visa for the victim and a private transplant at London's Royal Free Hospital, with a health tourism company acting as a go-between. The victim later escaped and reported the crime to the police. The couple and a third defendant, a doctor, were convicted of conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation – namely organ harvesting - under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

via Euronews|
#crime#medical-tourism#modern-slavery