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Modern slavery

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  1. What is modern slavery?
  2. Exploitation and how to spot it
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What is modern slavery?

Modern slavery is a brutal crime affecting thousands in the UK and millions around the world.

It is where a person is brought to or moved around the country by others who threaten, frighten or hurt them, and force them into work or into other things that they do not want to do.

Modern slavery is a term used to describe:

  • human trafficking, slavery, forced labour and domestic servitude
  • slavery practices such as debt bondage, the sale or exploitation of children and forced marriage.

Victims are in situations of exploitation, controlled by deception, threats and violence. 

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