Modern Slavery

With 40 million victims estimated by the Global Slavery Index 2018, there are more people enslaved than ever before.

Centre for Social Justice calculated that the estimated figure for victims of modern slavery in 2020 was 100,000.

“Modern Slavery is the illegal exploitation of people for personal of commercial gain. Victims are trapped in servitude, which they were deceived or coerced into, and cannot leave.” Slavery Free UK

In 2019, Operation Fort saw eight individuals convicted in the UK’s largest anti-slavery prosecution with up to 400 victims. Traffickers infiltrated different industry supply chains and generated more than £2m, demonstrating that exploiters are highly adaptable and that no supply chain is safe from modern slavery.

Do you understand your responsibilities under the Modern Slavery Act 2015? Do your employees and supply chain know how to spot the signs of modern slavery? What can you do to set up your sites to combat modern slavery? What due diligence can you demonstrate? Do you understand where the risks lie in your supply chain, both in the UK and overseas? How do you embed best practice in combatting modern slavery in your procurement?