Modern Slavery

What is modern slavery?

Modern slavery is an umbrella term which encompasses human trafficking, slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour. Simply put modern slavery describes a situation where someone is made to do something and another person gains from this.

Exploitation can include:

• Forced labour – being made to work for little or no money
• Sexual exploitation – coerced or forced into selling sex
• Domestic servitude – forced to work within a home environment for little or no pay
• Criminal exploitation – forced to break the law for someone else, which as begging or selling drugs
• Forced / sham marriage – force to marry someone without consent
• Organ harvesting – organ removal for financial gain