Up to 13,000 victims of modern slavery are trapped in the UK
 

Up to 13,000 victims of modern slavery are trapped in the UK - Home News - UK - The Independent


The scale of slavery in the UK is far larger than previously feared, according to figures showing that between 10,000 and 13,000 victims could be trapped.

Imprisoned domestic staff, women forced into prostitution, agricultural and factory workers and trafficked men, women and children are among those counted in analysis for the Home Office.

Data from the National Crime Agency?s Human Trafficking centre last year put the number of slaves in the UK at 2,744, the BBC reported, but the estimate for 2013 is more than quadruple that number.

It is reportedly first time the Government has made an official estimate of the scale of the crime, using statistical methodology and models to estimate a ?dark figure? that may not have come to previous attention.

The Home Office told the BBC the ?tentative conclusions? of its analysis is that the number of victims is higher than thought.

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The figures show that 64 per cent of victims were female and 36 per cent were male Previous figures show that 64 per cent of victims were female and 36 per cent were male According to the estimate, the victims included people trafficked from more than 100 countries ? most commonly Albania, Nigeria, Vietnam and Romania - as well as British-born adults and children, the BBC reported.

Last year, three women from Malaysia, Ireland and Britain, were rescued from 30 years of slavery in London as part of a Maoist cult.

A 57-year-old victim, from Ireland, had secretly accessed a phone and called a charity to say she had been held against her will for decades.

Charities say modern slavery can include forced labour or bonded work, where people have to pay off debts, forced marriages, prostitution and domestic servitude.

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The threat of violence against a slave or their loved ones, loss of wages or reports to authorities leading to deportation are frequently used to stop victims leaving.

A case handled by Anti-Slavery International shows how human traffickers lure victims in with the promise of lucrative jobs abroad.

A 26-year-old Lithuanian woman told the charity she saw an advert for cleaning and waitressing jobs in the UK and travelled to England with a man from the ?job agency?.

Police stand guard at a property in Brixton, south London, where three women enslaved in a house in London for 30 years lived there in some kind of Police stand guard at a property in Brixton, south London, where three women were enslaved in a house in London for 30 years But when she arrived her passport was confiscated and she was forced to work as a prostitute to repay the cost of her travel.

?When we arrived he took my passport away and told me I had to work as a prostitute,? she said. ?He said I owed him money for the travel and I would pay him back this way.?

The latest figures come as the Modern Slavery Bill, backed by Theresa May, passes through the House of Lords.

It aims to give law enforcement agencies increased powers to tackle offenders, provide harder punishments and better support victims.

Introducing live sentences for perpetrators, it also created an independent anti-slavery commissioner, Kevin Hyland.

Theresa May, the Home Secretary Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has called modern slavery "evil" The bill also brings in a new legal defence for victims of slavery who are forced to commit a crime and closes gaps in the law to make it easier to stop boats suspected of carrying trafficked people.

Businesses over a certain size will have to disclose what action they have taken to ensure there is no modern slavery in their business or supply chains, including sweatshops.

The Home Secretary called modern slavery an ?appalling crime? that has no place in society in the UK or around the world.

?It is an affront not just to the dignity and humanity of the people crushed by it but to every one of us,? she added.

?Modern slavery is a complex problem and legislation is only part of the solution.

?It also requires tireless and coordinated effort across government and law enforcement, work with other countries to tackle the problem at source, and increased awareness within all communities, including the business community.?

maybe after a few tens of millions spent on xmas lights in town centres (while street lights throughout the UK get turned off at midnight to help criminals I mean save money) there'll be some cash left over to combat this sort of thing. Fingers crossed for 2015!

It seems this common. People want to go to some of the "better" countries because they believe they will have a better life. Instead they get treated like prisoners.

I live near San Fran and this seems to be common with the Asian population, mostly for sex slaves or working in the little salons.

I feel sorry for these people.

easy ... you did not wanted to work hard in your country, so you moved somewhere where you think you will not need to work much, or work outside on the sun, and will have tons of money and you think how great are you in your plans, but, life is not everytime idylic as you dreamed, and those people had to learn, and will be so fucking happy to work hard back in their countries, as they had to ... have luck everyone :)

^ don't chat shit.

I actually just watched the whole documentary. Very interesting and a great piece of investigative journalism. Thanks for posting.

Ah man come on; we all know slavery doesn't and never existed and black people just made that shit up.
Tell these lazy mother fuckers to get a job and stop making excuses about slavery.

"The British man holding them down".

pffft!

I wonder how many others will. :)

BBC Panorama has done quite a few interesting and even controversial ones. I.e. significantly politically incorrect, yet very revealing.

I watched about 10 min. Good video but don't have time today to watch whole thing. Amazing authorities let that shit go on in the open like that.

Cool. I just checked and there are a bunch of interesting ones on Youtube. Pretty exciting for me because I need as much free entertainment as possible to keep me occupied until I feel healthy enough to start working again. It's probably healthier to spend that time watching documentaries and learning something rather than coming here and picking on retards. lol I guess the fact that I'm starting to feel restless and maybe going a bit stir crazy might be a good sign that I'm getting better but who knows.

Here's a couple of the more controversial ones GoFuckYourself.com - Adult Webmaster Forum - View Single Post - only in the UK #ShariahControlledZones

Sweet. Thanks! I'll probably watch both tonight after I order dinner. I also want to watch the Scientology one at some point. Maybe tomorrow. Coincidentally, I recently watched the one about the Hillsborough disaster but it didn't occur to me to search for 'bbc panorama'.

Actually... according to my information the numbers are a little bit higher... about 64,1 million modern slaves:thumbsup Go Brittain... you get what you deserve...

I was gonna say, what about the rest of us :1orglaugh