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
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
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
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
Diana Cisneros, herself a victim of human trafficking, has helped another victim find safe haven after her husband saw a young girl running from a hotel with no shoes on. "It was a red flag to him. He pulled the car over and talked to her; she turned out to be a victim of human trafficking. We were able to get her help and to get her to a safe place."
15 October 2015
New resource mobilises churches in unified response to end worldwide crime of modern slavery
13 August 2015
The Primate of the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil (the Episcopal Anglican Church in Brazil) has called for action to combat and prevent human trafficking.
31 July 2015
Restored Christ Church Cathedral to house centre raising awareness of modern-day slavery
03 July 2015
Website builds on success achieved by ecumenical Global Freedom Network
14 April 2015
Commission on the Status of Women focus on ending slavery and human trafficking.
16 March 2015