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Church called to fight for victims of slavery and trafficking

The Church should “re-commit and re-dedicate itself to do all for the freedom of those enslaved and trafficked, so that they may have life and have it more abundantly,” the general secretary of the Synod of the Church of North India has said.

12 January 2016

Mission agency highlights companies' role in fight against slavery and trafficking

A leading Anglican mission agency is calling for companies to appoint an individual board member with responsibility for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to ensure that the company – and its suppliers and partners – comply with human rights; particularly in the area of modern slavery and human trafficking.

20 November 2015

New York church helps human trafficking victims

Daisy, a 37-year-old mother, hasn’t seen her three children in more than seven-and-a-half years, since she left them in the care of her husband in the Philippines so that she could come to work cleaning hotel rooms in New York.

19 November 2015

Church of England steps up fight against human trafficking

The C of E is setting up a network of champions to work alongside police forces and statutory and non-statutory agencies to support victims of human trafficking. Last year more than 2,300 people were identified as victims of trafficking in the UK from more than 96 different countries. That figure is set to rise following the coming into force of the new Modern Slavery Act which creates new offences and sets out a number of measures to protect victims.

10 November 2015

African and North American bishops take reconciling walk along Slave Trail

Consultation of Anglican Bishops in Dialogue discovering face of reconciliation across the Anglican Communion

07 July 2015

New Pontifical anti-trafficking website features Anglican resources

Website builds on success achieved by ecumenical Global Freedom Network

14 April 2015

Anglican UN delegation learns about modern-day slavery

Commission on the Status of Women focus on ending slavery and human trafficking.

16 March 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury joins world faith leaders in pledge to end slavery

Archbishop Justin Welby hails “profoundly significant” declaration by faith leaders to end modern slavery by 2020.

02 December 2014

Anglican Communion members gather for anti-trafficking, slavery consultation

Anglicans and Episcopalians will discuss the most effective approaches for a Communion-wide response to trafficking and slavery

03 November 2014

Anglicans turn to crowdfunding to fight slavery, cancer

With a Communion of around 85 million people, Anglicans think crowdfunding may be a clever way to fundraise.

03 September 2014