Hope for survivors following landmark judgment
| October 17, 2021 News Digest |
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Landmark judgment could see trafficking survivors granted the right to remain in U.K.
The U.K. High Court ruled this week that trafficking survivors seeking asylum on the basis that they risk being retrafficked in their country of origin should be automatically granted ‘leave to remain’ in the country. This ruling is significant as thousands would be enabled to work, study and access welfare services. Freedom United is calling on all survivors to be granted secure immigration status so that they can rebuild their lives.
| Forced labor Whistleblower shares accounts of torture in Uyghur Region Testimonies from whistleblowers from the Uyghur Region are extremely rare. Unable to share his real name, a former police officer who worked in the Uyghur Region has shared horrific first-hand accounts of the conditions in which detainees in “re-education” camps are held, reflecting on his own involvement. Read more… |
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| Forced labor ‘We’ve been sold a lie’: Caribbean workers abused on British strawberry farms Barbadian workers have reported conditions of exploitation on U.K. farms, comparing their experiences to slavery and working on plantations. Workers report being forced to work long hours for significantly less pay than they were promised, forced to live in dirt conditions and subjected to racist abuse. |
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| Anti-Slavery Day events next week: |
| Monday October 18 UK Anti-Slavery Day 2021Modern slavery and human trafficking of Africans: When will it stop? Anti-Slavery Day Awards Ceremony 2021 Survivor Alliance Anti-Slavery Day pane lInto the arms of traffickers Wednesday October 20 The impact of the Nationality and Borders Bill in the UK |
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Did you see our event on Friday? Ahead of tomorrow’s Anti-Slavery Day, I spoke to Debbie Ariyo OBE, Chair and founder of the UK BME Anti-Slavery Network. We discussed anti-racism in the anti-trafficking space, what it looks like, and how being actively anti-racist better supports survivor care, recovery and leadership. Watch our conversation here!
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