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Research published in 2015, following the announcement of the government's 'Modern Slavery Strategy', [116] had estimated the number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK to be around 10–13 thousand, [114] of whom roughly 7–10 thousand were currently unrecorded (given that 2,744 confirmed cases were known to the National Crime ...
In March 2020, released British police records showed that the number of modern slavery offences recorded has increased by more than 50%, from 3,412 cases in 2018 to 5,144 cases in 2019. This coincided with a 68% increase in calls and submissions to the modern slavery helpline over the same time period.
Employment law, human trafficking, modern slavery, diplomatic immunity, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations: A Saudi Arabian diplomat who alleged subjected a domestic staff member to conditions that would constitute modern slavery cannot rely on diplomatic immunity to prevent claims for compensation.
The number of potential victims of modern slavery reached a record level, according to the latest official data. ... Some 74% of UK nationals referred into the system were children, while 91% of ...
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A 73-year-old ethnic Indian Singaporean man, Aravindan Balakrishnan, and a 67-year-old Tanzanian [3] woman, his wife, Chanda Pattni, had been investigated for slavery and domestic servitude. [4] [5] The case centred around the Workers' Institute of Marxism–Leninism–Mao Zedong Thought commune which was led by Balakrishnan. In the early 1980s ...
Slavery in the 21st century in the United Kingdom, institutional slavery that continues to occur in present-day society. Pages in category "Modern slavery in the United Kingdom" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
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 ...