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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryExtension to Michael Dottridge's ‘How did we get the Modern Slavery Act’
Frank Field, Labour MP for Birkenhead and a driving force at the heart of the Modern Slavery bill, gives a...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryIs the UK a world leader in the fight against modern slavery?
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act was meant to put Britain at the forefront of the fight against modern slavery, but its...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryHow did we get the Modern Slavery Act?
The Modern Slavery Act was supposed to make Britain a global leader in the fight against slavery, but where did it...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryShaping the Modern Slavery Act: a look back
Companies may be more willing to tackle exploitation in supply chains than we think, but they need government...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe problem with the British government's approach to exploitation
The NGO Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) engaged strongly with the British parliament during the drafting of the...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryLooking back: the fight to protect domestic workers with the Modern Slavery Act
The Modern Slavery Act represented a chance to restore rights to overseas domestic workers in the UK, but due to...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe thorny ramifications of the Modern Slavery Act
States resort to criminal law when they either can’t or won’t tackle root causes. The Modern Slavery Act is just...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryThe path to the UK's Modern Slavery Act 2015: an oral history project
The UK’s Modern Slavery Act, 2015 was hotly debated by policy-shapers during the drafting process. We take a...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryExploring 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...