Between Decent Work and Modern Slavery
VideosThis short animation by Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) shows how labour abuses can lead to severe exploitation and modern slavery. ...Read More
We are all aware of the impact that COVID-19 has had on our lives. The housing of people experiencing homelessness in hotels will definitely have a positive impact, but we also need to be aware of the risks of exploitation occurring.
This training video has been produced for staff working in hotels and with the homeless community. It is designed to equip frontline workers with the basic knowledge to identify and report exploitation taking place on their sites. It covers:
For more information, visit NHS Hotels & Homelessness– Modern Slavery Training.
This short animation by Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) shows how labour abuses can lead to severe exploitation and modern slavery. ...Read More
Forced labour is a recognised issue in open ocean fishing, but historically the scale of this crime has been very hard to track. When a joint research team from Global Fishing Watch, emLab at UC Santa Barbara, and Liberty Shared was trying to find o...Read More
In illegal mining, there is a high incidence of human trafficking for forced labour, including a system in which debt bondage is achieved by providing workers with advances or start-up capital. Workers in the mining sector are employed under extremely...
According to the International Labour Organization and other sources, labour exploitation currently makes up the largest percentage of those who are trafficked. Some of the world’s greatest landmarks and feats of agriculture have been built through exploited labour. Today, more...