Modern slavery can take many forms including the trafficking of people, forced labour, servitude and slavery. Recent statistics show that 47% of all potential victims who cite the UK as the location of exploitation, were trafficked into forced labour. Traffickers and illegal/ unlicensed gangmasters target a range of industries including those involved in fisheries.
The Fishing industry and the people it employs landed £775 million worth of fish into the UK and abroad in 2015. Over 12,000 fishermen were active in the UK. 4 cases of modern slavery in the UK’s fishing industry were identified in 2016. While the numbers coming to light are small, slavery’s hidden nature means actual numbers are likely to be much higher. While the vast majority of captains/skippers will be recruiting fisherman legitimately, some could find themselves targeted by unscrupulous gangmasters who may be offering a ready supply of labour at knocked down rates or getting cheap labour from ships in international waters.
This benchmark report provides an overview of the 49 largest information communications and technology (ICT) companies efforts to tackle forced labour in their supply chains. The benchmark analyses companies' efforts to prevent workers from ...Read More
The data in this report represents signals and cases from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 and is accurate as of July 11, 2018. Cases of trafficking may be ongoing or new information may be revealed to the National Hotline over time. Conseq...Read More
These graphics summarise the findings of the 2012 International Labour Organization's (ILO) report Global Estimate of Forced Labour. The first graphic provides a numerical overview of victims of forced labour around the world. Nearly 21 ...Read More
This web page collects a number of different infographics developed by the Global March against Child Labour on the topic of child labour, that can be used for a variety of purposes including raising awareness of consumers. The infogra...Read More
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