Part 5 of the Nationality and Borders Bill makes changes to the law on modern slavery. Some of the provisions place in law processes that are currently contained in policy or guidance, but often with some amendment. Other provisions amend existing statutory requirements, in many instances the protections for victims of slavery or human trafficking would be reduced to the minimum required to still be compatible with the prohibition on slavery in Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the European Convention Against Trafficking in Human Beings (ECAT).
The changes in Part 5 seem largely capable of being compatible with the UK’s human rights obligations, subject to certain clarifications. However, there are three themes that seem to raise more significant concerns.
This fundamental convention defines as a "child" a person under 18 years of age. It requires ratifying states to eliminate the worst forms of child labour, including all forms of slavery or practices similar to slavery, such as the sale and tra...Read More
According to the 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery published by Alliance 8.7, 40.3 million people were estimated to be victim of modern slavery in 2016. Modern slavery is not defined in law and it is used as an umbrella term to refer to ‘sit...Read More
The purpose of the Global Guide is to provide guidance on how to strengthen legislative frameworks to protect children from online sexual exploitation and abuse in accordance with international and regional conventions, general comments and guidelin...Read More
Forced labor is a feature, not a bug, in today’s global economic system. Forced labor spans the globe. It involves multinational corporations. It is found in special economic zones—and war zones. And it is in everyone’s backyard. Globally, 27....Read More
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