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Modern slavery + data: Our recommendations
The following recommendations on modern slavery data collection, publication and transparency in the UK were developed according to the priority issues raised by more than 50 practitioners. The recommendations, first published in After Exploitation’s report ‘A can of worms’: Challenges and opportunities in gathering modern slavery evidence, are informed by experts with and without lived…
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‘A can of worms’: Challenges and opportunities in gathering modern slavery evidence
14th May 2024 – A new report by After Exploitation outlines the UK’s failure to collect and publish vital data on modern slavery, including details of how many survivors can access help. DATA GAPS ‘A can of worms’: Challenges and opportunities in modern slavery evidence gathering outlines the UK Government’s persistent failure to release figures…
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Rwanda removals: Information for survivors of modern slavery and human trafficking
Update on 25th May 2024: As a general election has been called, organisations including the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit (GMAIU) report that it is unlikely that removals to Rwanda will take place. If you are detained with a notice of intent (NOI) for Rwanda, you should apply for release from immigration detention (aka ‘bail’).…
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Tribunal win: Home Office wrong to refuse modern slavery appeals data
This week, a tribunal ruled that the Home Office was wrong to refuse us information on modern slavery reconsiderations under the guise that it would be published ‘at a future date’. Reconsideration data is crucial, as it reveals how many survivors of modern slavery are likely living without the support they are entitled to after…
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Open Letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Rwanda Bill (Act)
After Exploitation joins JCWI and more than 250 organisations in raising our grave disappointment as the Safety of Rwanda Bill is set to become law. The Government gutted the bill of modest safeguards against the deportation of survivors of modern slavery. Dear Prime Minister, We write to express our shared outrage at the passage of…
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Safety of Rwanda Bill: Explainer and statement
This week, the Safety of Rwanda Bill (SoR) was passed. This government legislation opens asylum seekers up to the risk of deportation to Rwanda. There, their asylum claims will be decided by the Rwandan government rather than the UK. What does this mean for survivors of modern slavery who are also asylum seekers, and why…
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Mayoral candidates: Pledge to prioritise modern slavery
22nd March 2024 – After Exploitation is part of a coalition of organisations, joining the Human Trafficking Foundation ahead of mayoral elections, calling for candidates to combat modern slavery and support survivors as a matter of priority. Original statement published here. We believe that metro Mayors play a vital role in tackling modern slavery, so…
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Joint statement: Tribunal fees risk repeating “mistakes of the past”
1st March 2024 – After Exploitation joins the Trade Unions Congress (TUC) and others in raising the alarm over proposals to re-introduce employment fees in employment tribunals. We are concerned that this move would introduce an unnecessary barrier to justice, particularly in cases where workers have already been made vulnerable or financially worse-off by exploitative…
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Rishi, keep your promise to survivors
MP action: Please sign and share! Campaign toolkit: Posters, social media graphics, petition sheet, and explainers Further reading: Joint letter (supported by 40 NGOs), PoliticsHome and the I Paper How has the Government u-turned on survivor support? In December last year, the UK Government confirmed it will scrap two forms of support promised to survivors…
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Toolkit: Survivor support action
In this toolkit to take action for survivor support, you’ll find: Overview Despite promises to support survivors of modern slavery earlier and for longer, Rishi Sunak’s Government has now u-turned. As far back as 2017, the Government promised a ‘Places of Safety’ scheme which could have provided shelter and advice for survivors in the days…
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