Nearly 6,000 victims of modern slavery chose not to be referred for help last year, new data shows Thousands of trafficking victims have rejected the government’s support, many due to fear of the ...

Catherine does not feel safe. She hasn’t since she came to the UK four years ago to work in the household of a wealthy, Middle Eastern family. And her experience with the government’s programme for ...

Following years of steady increases in the number of potential victims of modern slavery being identified through the UK’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM), 2020 has seen a slight drop in these ...

Modern slavery is a term that includes any form of human trafficking, slavery, servitude or forced labour (Gareth Fuller/PA) (PA Wire) The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into the system reached a record level last year, with referrals for ...

The number of potential victims of modern slavery referred into the system reached a record level last year, with referrals for women and children both at all-time highs. Some 17,004 potential victims ...

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