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 food manufacturing and processing.
How Your Industry Is Affected
With the food sector employing almost 4 million people and contributing £110bn to the UK economy, traffickers and organised criminals are looking for opportunities to exploit the industry. In 2016, 13% of all potential forced labour victims referred to services claiming the UK as the location of exploitation, came from the food industry or agricultural sector (2% to agriculture, 6% to food processing and 5% to non residential catering). While the numbers coming to light are small (109 potential victims in 2016), slavery’s hidden nature means actual numbers are likely to be much higher. The vast majority of employers will be recruiting people legitimately, but some firms could find themselves targeted by unscrupulous gangmasters who may be offering a ready supply of labour at knocked down rates.
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
The data in this report represents signals and cases from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and is accurate as of July 30, 2020. Cases of trafficking may be ongoing or new information may revealed to the National Hotline over time. Consequen...Read More
Infographic detailing the steps for Inclusive Labour Monitoring (ILM), and the advantages of this approach in comparison to auditing. The infographic can be found here, or dowloaded below. ...Read More
The data in this report represents signals and cases from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 and is accurate as of July 25, 2019. Cases of trafficking may be ongoing or new information may revealed to the National Hotline over time. Consequen...Read More
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