Authors: Hope for Justice’s Enrique Restoy (Executive Director of Programmes and Policy) and Phillipa Roberts (Head of Policy and Research) On 6 October 2023, a high level Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking was launched. This exciting development has the potential to become a game-changer, generating decisive global commitment to end modern slavery - Page 20
Voices For Freedom – New Life Church, Prestwick New Life Church and Abolition Group is hosting music event Voices For Freedom to raise awareness and funds for Hope for Justice. Date: Friday 27th October, 7.30pm Location: New Life Church, 62 Monkton Road, Prestwick, KA9 2PA Tickets are free but please sign up online or in - Page 20
A mother and father-to-be are eagerly anticipating the arrival of their new baby after being freed from labour exploitation as part of the Operation Fort case. - Page 20
MPs scrutinising the work of the Home Office say in a new report that “the fight against human trafficking is, in practice, no longer a priority for the UK Government”. - Page 20
Hope for Justice is teaching survivors of modern slavery gardening skills to help them on their journey to recovery at Tuda Lighthouse in Uganda. - Page 20
Daniel* and his family arrived in the UK from South America with the promise of good work in construction and a better life, having paid nearly £15,000 to some men he thought he could trust. Sadly, Daniel soon realised it was all a lie. He was put to work for a popular food delivery service, - Page 20
Kay is a 25-year-old woman from Sierra Leone. She was referred to Hope for Justice UK’s North West Hub* by a local council. Kay told us she had met on Instagram a man who was living in the UK. They began chatting and it developed into a romantic relationship. After six months, he asked her - Page 20
Hope for Justice intervened to help a family of four from Eastern Europe who were lied to and exploited by someone they should have been able to trust. - Page 20
Today – April 22nd – is Earth Day. In this blog we talk about the intersections between modern slavery and climate change. And how you can make a difference. - Page 20
New figures suggest traffickers are making $51 BILLION a year in illicit profits from the children they are exploiting and controlling. - Page 20