Domestic workers dressed as suffragettes protest outside the Houses of Parliament on International Women's Day 2015, calling for an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill, which will allow domestic workers to change employers once in the UK. Dominic Lipinski/Press Association. All Rights Reserved.
Kate Roberts currently heads the Human Trafficking Foundation. She has over 10 years’ experience in anti-trafficking work. Much of this was time was spent delivering direct support and casework as well as leading on policy at Kalayaan, a UK charity which works with migrant domestic workers in the UK, many of whom have been trafficked. Kate has an in-depth knowledge of the UK’s anti-trafficking and anti-slavery measures from her work as a first responder to the UK’s National Referral Mechanism (2009-2016), and as a founder member of the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group. Kate has used this experience to influence anti-trafficking policy and awareness raising. Kate has given evidence to several parliamentary inquiries, including at all stages of the modern slavery bill. Kate was still a community advocate at Kalayaan when this interview was recorded in late 2015.
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