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Friday, October 22, 2021

Britain’s ‘hostile environment’ fails the victims of modern-day slavery | Andrew Wallis

Brexit and tightening borders are leaving more people vulnerable to forced labour exploitation. But ministers won’t listen

  • Andrew Wallis is CEO of the anti-slavery charity Unseen

Once Britain could claim to be a world leader in its response to modern slavery. How times change.

This week a report has highlighted how Brexit and immigration policy could result in more forced labour exploitation. It’s what we in the anti-slavery movement have been saying to ministers for some time. If only they would listen.

Andrew Wallis is CEO of the anti-slavery charity Unseen. In 2015 he was awarded an OBE for his work that led to the landmark UK Modern Slavery Act

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