Sentences with phrase «of modern slavery»

The private member's bill will help identify and support victims of modern slavery and seek to provide follow - up through appropriate and safe accommodation and counselling.

People can also make a donation and download the designs to decorate their offices and homes, helping to spread the stories and raise awareness of modern slavery.

Now organisations are calling for more pressure on the ten countries which, between them, are responsible for three - quarters of modern slavery.

This is an excellent resource that investigates the difficult topic of modern slavery.

In this way, it bears the features of modern slavery.

The effect of this reporting requirement is that companies will need to examine their supply chains to identify whether there is a risk of modern slavery occurring, before they can report on the steps they are undertaking to combat modern slavery.

Of the people identified as victims of modern slavery in Britain last year, 139 were Polish nationals brought over for labor exploitation with West Midlands Police currently investigating 70 claims of human trafficking from Poland.

Management Corporate Governance With the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act in October, the United Kingdom has made a new addition to the growing body of compliance regulations sprouting up globally.

She writes and speaks extensively on the issues of modern slavery, benchmarking, traceability, and supply chains.

«The International Labor Organization calls it one of the cruelest forms of modern slavery.

Mrs May, a Christian, said: «I am delighted to be hosting the Santa Marta Conference, a forum dedicated to the eradication of modern slavery which brings together police chiefs and bishops from across the globe.

The Salvation Army was awarded the Government contract in 2011 to provide specialist support for adult victims of modern slavery including safe accommodation, counselling, medical care, translation services and legal counselling.

Labour says the money saved from closing the Yarl's Wood and Brook House centres would help provide # 20m to support survivors of modern slavery, trafficking and domestic violence.

The CSJ has also played important roles in the design and development of Universal Credit (a major welfare reform programme) and championing the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

A seven - year exploration of modern slavery — from forced labor to pay off debts to outright bondage — finds it inextricably interwoven with some of the worst environmental destruction on the planet.

Skinner's book about the horrors of modern slavery is entitled A Crime So Monstrous: Face - to - Face with Modern - Day Slavery.

Working with a number of the UK's top illustrators — it has devised a unique series that uses paper chain strips to illustrate stories of modern slavery.

Commenting on the campaign Andrew Wallis OBE, CEO of Unseen said: «Often this crime and the exploitation of people is hidden in plain sight and the psychological chains that hold people in situations of modern slavery are very real.

Nevertheless, it is clear that the power of public scrutiny has already spurred the relatively rapid rise of modern slavery, as a business risk for the shipping industry.

The global shipping industry has been identified as being particularly susceptible to the risk of modern slavery given seafarers are often from nations with human rights, labour rights and corruption challenges.

Carrying out a risk assessment — identifying those parts of the business operations and supply chains where there is a risk of modern slavery taking place.

As per a recent survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, only one in ten UK supply chain managers say that they have found evidence of modern slavery in their supply chains since the MCA came into force.

Another example of modern slavery resulted in a trial at Luton Crown Court in July 2012.

The Act is critical to addressing the pernicious crime of modern slavery.

Simultaneous raids take place in Derby and Latvia as part of modern slavery and human trafficking investigation.

This three - minute film from The Unquiet Film Series, published by The Times, shatters the fantasy that slavery is a thing of the past and forces you to confront the issue of modern slavery.

Incidents of people being forced to work against their will under the threat of punishment, human trafficking, child slavery, and forced or early marriage are all considered forms of modern slavery, according to the Anti-Slavery International.

More recently, he became the first male MP to wear nail polish in the Chamber (to raise awareness of modern slavery in nail bars).

Between July 2015 and July 2016 The Salvation Army supported more than 4,300 potential victims of modern slavery in England and Wales.

In the UK, companies with UK operations and a turnover of more than # 36 million annually are required by section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to report on the steps they are taking to combat slavery and human trafficking in their own operations and their supply chains.

The policy causes unacceptable consequences, which ruins people's lives, puts them at risk of destitution and can even increase the risk of modern slavery.

From debt bondage in India, forced labor in North Korea, and human trafficking in Europe and the United States, an estimated 40.3 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery.

The Government has confirmed that weekly subsistence payments for victims of modern slavery are being... More

It aims to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to provide assistance for a recovery period of 45 days and for a further period of twelve months following confirmation of their status as a victim of modern slavery.

The Church of England hopes all its 12,000 parishes will eventually participate in the programme which aims to support victims of modern slavery and identify where it is happening.

Serving vulnerable people across the country, the work of The Salvation Army spans everything from supporting victims of modern slavery, people who are homeless and finding employment for job seekers to caring for older people, treating addictions and helping families in poverty.

The film talks about how the issue of modern slavery was first uncovered by the Sunday Times reporter George Arbuthnott, whose investigative journalism showed the true scale of the problem in Britain today.

As a business Kurt Geiger is committed to addressing and minimising the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking and we will continue to review our processes and policies.

Historic England has a zero tolerance policy for any form of modern slavery, coerced labour or human trafficking.

These transformations should be carried out in the context of globally agreed Sustainable Development Goals, consistent with ending extreme poverty; ensuring universal access for healthcare, quality education, safe water, and sustainable energy; and cooperating to end human trafficking and all forms of modern slavery.

In the UK, the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA) is highlighting the issue of modern slavery and human trafficking, and the risk to business of finding examples of it in global supply chains.

3.3 This statement is made pursuant to section 54 (1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes our firm's slavery and human trafficking statement for the financial year ending 30 April 2017.

commenced awareness raising and a dialogue about this topic with other law firms throughout the world who we work with on a regular basis (our Preferred Firm network) by addressing the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking at the network's annual partner conference in March 2016.

continue to provide advice to and work with our clients on how to eradicate the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking in their businesses and supply chains.

The team consists of representatives from our business services teams which has increased awareness of the risk of modern slavery and human trafficking across the firm and particularly amongst those staff dealing with our direct commercial external suppliers and key internal processes

This statement is made in accordance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the Act), and sets out the steps taken in our last financial year throughout our global business to identify and reduce the risk of modern slavery occurring within either our business or supply chains.

oversee the development of appropriate training for people within the business and to raise awareness of modern slavery and of our policies and procedures;