Modern slavery is the severe exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gain. Modern slavery is all around us, but often just out of sight. People can become entrapped
making our clothes, serving our food, picking our crops, working in factories, or working in houses as cooks, cleaners or nannies.
https://www.antislavery.org/slavery-today/modernslavery/
There are 4 types of modern slavery,
- Labour exploitation
- Sexual exploitation
- Domestic servitude
- Criminal exploitation
People end up trapped in modern slavery because they are vulnerable to being tricked, trapped and exploited, often as a result of poverty and exclusion. It is these external circumstances that push people into taking risky decisions in search of opportunities to provide for their families, or are simply pushed into jobs in exploitative conditions.
Recognising someone in slavery, they might:
- appear to be under the control of someone else and reluctant to interact with others
- not have personal identification on them
- have few personal belongings, wear the same clothes every day or wear unsuitable clothes for work
not be able to move around freely - be reluctant to talk to strangers or the authorities
- appear frightened, withdrawn, or show signs of physical or psychological abuse
- dropped off and collected for work always in the same way, especially at unusual times, i.e. very early or late at night.