Modern slavery in the UK

Updated: Mon, 13 Jul 2015

Slavery survivors in Britain at high risk of being exploited again - report
Victims of slavery often disappear without a trace due to lack of support and monitoring

Tackling traffickers, UK hotels learn to combat "faceless" crime
From people sexually exploited in hotels, to unpaid sub-contracted staff, modern slavery lurks throughout the industry By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 20 May 2015
Britain fights slavery with tough new law as part of global battle
The Modern Slavery Bill increases the maximum jail sentence for traffickers to life from 14 years By Katie Nguyen and Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Abused, imprisoned Vietnamese slave away in UK's cannabis farms
Many Vietnamese slaves are children who travel by foot, boat and lorry over months, even years, before reaching Britain By Katie Nguyen | Thu, 26 Feb 2015
MODERN SLAVERY UK: The lawyer
Criminal defence lawyer Philippa Southwell on representing trafficking victims forced to commit crimes By Katie Nguyen and Liz Mermin | Thu, 26 Feb 2015
MODERN SLAVERY UK: The campaigner
ECPAT UK's Chloe Setter on the plight of Vietnamese children trafficked to Britain to work in makeshift cannabis factories By Katie Nguyen and Liz Mermin | Thu, 26 Feb 2015
ANALYSIS-Will a new UK law eradicate supply chain slavery?
Forced labour lurks along the supply chain for fashion, bedding or even eggs, business ethics experts say By Kieran Guilbert | Wed, 25 Feb 2015
"Fast Fashion" exploits consumers and garment workers alike
Each year across the world, 1.5 billion garments are sewn by an estimated 40 million people, working in 250,000 factories By Livia Firth | Wed, 25 Feb 2015
Trailing the traffickers, UK police in new role rescuing slaves
A team of detectives has uncovered eastern Europeans trafficked to the UK for forced labour and sham marriages By Kieran Guilbert | Tue, 24 Feb 2015
MODERN SLAVERY UK: The law enforcer
Detective Inspector Jim Faulkner on "Operation Retriever", one of Britain's biggest anti-trafficking operations By Kieran Guilbert and Liz Mermin | Tue, 24 Feb 2015
Rights groups urge UK parliament to protect domestic workers
Under a new policy, workers are tied to one employer and so are unable to renew their visas or change employer if they are abused By Katie Nguyen | Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Protecting the child victims of trafficking
Recent Freedom of Information request found that 308 children arrested for offences relating to cannabis cultivation in UK since 2011 By Zara Taylor-Jackson, Unicef UK | Tue, 3 Mar 2015
UK anti-slavery chief apologises for police treatment of victim
Sex trafficking victims will get better treatment in Britain as police, courts understand their plight By Katie Nguyen | Wed, 19 Nov 2014