British Prime Minister Theresa May heads a round table discussion on modern slavery with world leaders, including President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhariat (left) and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (right) on 19 September 2016. Christopher Furlong/Press Assocation. All rights reserved.
The UK marked its sixth Anti-Slavery Day last week on 18 October, a day created to raise awareness of what Theresa May, the British prime minister, has recently called the “great human rights issue of our time”. This year over 200 lawyers, activists and public authority staff from across the UK came together at a conference in London to take stock of the recent developments in the anti-slavery field.
The UK Modern Slavery Act falls short of similar legislation in Scotland and Northern Ireland in a number of key areas, particularly victim protection and support.
