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The Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is designed to combat modern slavery in the UK and consolidates previous offences relating to trafficking and slavery. The act extends essentially to England and Wales, but some provisions (for example, relating to modern slavery statements and cross ...
English: An Act to make provision about slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour and about human trafficking, including provision for the protection of victims; to make provision for an Independent Anti-slavery Commissioner; and for connected purposes.
Meanwhile, in October 2014, the Freedom Fund, Polaris and the Walk Free Foundation launched the Global Modern Slavery Directory, which was the first publicly searchable database of over 770 organisations working to end forced labor and human trafficking. [123] [124] [125] BT also teamed up with anti-modern slavery campaigners free the unseen.
The creation of an Independent Commissioner is one of the main provisions of the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015. [6] Hyland was appointed to the role in November 2014 and acted as 'designate' Commissioner until the Bill received Royal Assent in March 2015, when he became Commissioner. He resigned in May 2018. [7]
The Modern Slavery Act 2015, [27] which became law in March 2015, and the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Scotland) Act 2015 [28] which became law in November 2015 consolidated existing offences relating to trafficking and slavery.
As of 2017, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions had prosecuted 19 individuals for slavery-related offences since 2004, with several other prosecutions ongoing. [70] The introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 [71] into Australian law was partly based upon concerns of slavery being evident in the agricultural sector. [72]
Modern Slavery Act 2015; Moret Law; R. Rio Branco Law; S. Slave Compensation Act 1837; Slave Trade Act; Slavery Abolition Act 1833 This page was last edited on 30 ...
Human trafficking is the act of recruiting, transporting, transferring, harboring, or receiving individuals through force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of exploitation. This exploitation may include forced labor, sexual slavery, or other forms of commercial sexual exploitation.