Modern Slavery Act is ten years old on March 26. When it was passed, it was billed as “world-leading” legislation – the first ...

It is 10 years since the UK introduced the Modern Slavery Act, allowing it to claim to be a world leader in the fight against ...

Although slavery is illegal in every country in the modern world, it still exists, and even on the narrowest definition of slavery it's likely that there are far more slaves now than there were ...

Finally, he was taken to the cannabis farm: an ordinary three-storey house ... an organisation tasked by the government with helping victims of modern slavery. Since 2021, it has taken in 135 ...

Dina Ndleleleni, a retired farmworker, said that the desperation to make a living and the lack of education left women vulnerable to modern-day slavery.

10 million more people were in modern slavery in 2021 compared to 2016 global estimates, bringing the total to 50 million worldwide. Women and children remain disproportionately vulnerable.