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Exploring the coordinated activism behind the Modern Slavery Act

Civil society organisations campaigned intensely to shape the UK’s modern slavery bill as it went through parliament. The Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group’s coordinator explains all that went on behind the scenes.

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Vicky Brotherton is the Coordinator of the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group, a UK-wide NGO coalition established in 2009 to monitor the UK’s response to human trafficking. She previously worked for Anti-Slavery International's ‘RACE in Europe’ project, focusing on human trafficking for forced criminal exploitation, and has experience in victim support and campaigning in anti-trafficking organisations in the UK and Northern Thailand. She holds a MA in Human Rights from the University of London.

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