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Statement on proposed Relationship, Sex and Health Education (SHRE) changes: impact on children at risk of trafficking and exploitation
16th May 2024: The following statement was issued jointly by modern slavery organisations After Exploitation, Anti-Slavery International, Stop and Prevent Adolescent Criminal Exploitation (SPACE), modern slavery consultants Joanne Phillips and Emily Vaughn, and Dr Ella Cockbain of University College London (UCL). The statement addresses Government proposals to reduce access to certain forms of sex and…
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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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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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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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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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Volunteering: Freedom of Information (FOI) volunteer vacancy
We’re looking for someone who is passionate about both human rights and government transparency to support our investigations. If this could be you, email your CV and supporting statement to info@afterexploitation.org with the subject header ‘FOI volunteer’. Deadline 27th January. Job description About After Exploitation After Exploitation is a non-profit organisation using investigative techniques to…
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Paid opportunity – Research support (experts by experience only)
DEADLINE: Sunday 12th September 2023 About the project In order to create evidence-based modern slavery policy, giving survivors the best chance of recovery, that evidence must first be available. We are aiming to pinpoint where public-facing modern slavery data could better be accessed and used by people drawing on this evidence as part of their…
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Telegraph complaint: Slavery support is not a ‘loophole’
Along with 20 other NGOs, we have submitted the below complaint to the press regulator, IPSO. On 16th August, a national newspaper ran a front-page story claiming that recognised trafficking victims were exploiting a ‘loophole’. The Telegraph claimed that a rise in trafficking cases was indicative of abuse of the system, despite thousands of survivors…
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