Forced labour isn’t just a moral failure. It’s a market distortion. International Labour Organisation evidence shows import bans work when they change incentives. But bans alone are blunt. www.ilo.org/publications...

ACT’s @actnewzealand.bsky.social critique of NZ’s Modern Slavery Bill confuses criminal law with system design. The bill isn’t duplicating existing offences—it’s addressing the structural opacity that lets exploitation hide in complex supply chains. www.act.org.nz/news/live-ho...

Explore what conversations with workers revealed about labour practices on construction sites, drawing on insights from Unseen’s 2025 site visits to highlight key issues affecting workers: bit.ly/4btk21j

What’s really shocking is that Cllr Donna Higgins, cabinet member for families and communities at West Suffolk Council is shocked #modernslavery occurs in Bury St Edmonds. There are nearly 3x the number of victims in the UK as the total population of Bury St Edmunds uk.news.yahoo.com/town-leaders...

Illegal working, exploitation & organised criminality are real & they damage workers, communities & honest businesses. But turning that into an ethnic dog whistle is worse than wrong; it actively shields the criminals by avoiding enforcement & labour market reform www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Today in Aotearoa politics National and Labour MPs put principle above partisanship to fast-track #modernslavery legislation, using a new parliamentary rule to push it into the House after ACT wouldn’t back it. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...

Justice, at last, for a survivor trafficked and exploited by a diplomat in London. The High Court ordering the UAE to pay £260k matters because it exposes a hard truth: diplomatic privilege has too often operated as an exploitation licence. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan...

Forced labour doesn’t thrive because we lack information. It thrives because insight is fragmented. This WEF piece makes the case for collective intelligence: shared data, shared accountability, and earlier action. www.weforum.org/stories/2026...

Through funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, Unseen is engaging 15 hard to reach communities across the UK at heightened risk of #modernslavery. Learn more about this project by reading our latest article. bit.ly/4pGXCwQ #EndExploitation #NationalLottery #Unseen

Human trafficking rarely looks like chains. This BBC Africa Eye investigation from Sierra Leone shows how trust, poverty and false opportunity are quietly weaponised to exploit young people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Dont forget that Forced Labour regulations come into effect in the EU on 14 Dec 2027. This will impact UK businesses and create an unlabelled playing field. www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...

Doubting survivors and tightening evidence does not strengthen protections for people trapped in modern slavery. It weakens them. Data shows many refusals are overturned on review. Our laws should amplify justice not silence the vulnerable. www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...

Pan Intercultural Arts is opening a new creative arts centre in Vauxhall to support young people, refugees, and survivors of #modernslavery. The centre will provide a safe space for participants to find their voice and explore their potential through the arts. london-post.co.uk/new-cultural...

The online scam industry in Southeast Asia is built on #huamntrafficking and coercion, not just clever code. These are exploitation economies hiding behind digital infrastructure. www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

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One call to the UK’s Modern Slavery Helpline run by @unseenuk.bsky.social resulted in this nation.cymru/news/paedoph... #modernslavery #justice

‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers ❤️ Read www.ft.com/content/1d11...

But in more hopeful #modernslavery news, @unseenuk.bsky.social, the Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner, Omnia LLP, and Forward Global are proposing effective legislation to tackle #humanrights and #forcedlabour abuses in supply chains uk.news.yahoo.com/warning-over...

Quelle surprise www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #modernslavery #humantrafficking

Britain’s economy has been damaged by Brexit. But what should ministers do about it?

RIP Chris Rea That’s put a dampener on Christmas but will guarantee multiple plays of Driving Hone for Christmas. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c0...

Well, well, well. Backs up what the sector has been saying for years. @unseenuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #modernslavery

From campaigns and sector-leading research to powerful fundraising efforts, business and frontline support, 2025 has shown what can be achieved when survivors, supporters, professionals and organisations unite behind the shared goal of ending #modernslavery. www.unseenuk.org/tackling-mod...

Nigel Farage told to apologise by 26 of his school contemporaries @reform-uk-official.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Britain is becoming a dumping ground for up to £20bn of Christmas decorations, toys and T-shirts made with forced labour — products that flood the UK market because current import rules lag behind the US and EU. www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...

Wonderfully prophetic town planning in the city of London - Trump Street adjacent to Russia Row.

Justice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #modernslavery

Check out #Untold Working Holidays Stranded in Paradise on @channel4.bsky.social. Glad to have contributed to the program. www.channel4.com/programmes/u...

Holocaust survivors call on Nigel Farage to apologise over alleged antisemitic comments. What say you @reform-uk-official.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Cutting funding for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) is more than budget-balancing — it endangers the global fight against #forcedlabour. It erodes tools used to protect vulnerable workers worldwide. 🧵 www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/cu... 

Can we get this flipping petition to 100,000?? We really need to know how Russia has fucked up our country and who enabled it ( farage? Just asking the question)

I’ve always got time to listen/read what Luis C.deBaca has to say on the subject of #humantrafficking. Read more here www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr... @opendemocracy.net

Three days in Vienna speaking at the OSCE at the Partnership between Civil Society and Public Sector in the Implementation of the Ukraine’s State Programme on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings.

Joint letter to Shabana Mahmood, UK Home Secretary, from the CEOs of the leading anti slavery organisations calling on her to rethink the conflation of modern slavery and immigration. Please read and share widely. Thank you! www.unseenuk.org/joint-statem... @teamlabouruk.bsky.social

How is this not the top story on every news bulletin? This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Ongoing problems in the construction sector highlighted by @unseenuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Transparency drives performance. The CCLA benchmark proves that when #modernslavery performance becomes visible and comparable, companies improve.

The western Chinese region of Xinjiang dramatically increased tomato cultivation and processing in recent years, but slumping sales to Italy and other western European markets have left it sitting on a vast stockpile of unsold paste. on.ft.com/4i5bFtZ

The ongoing problems with the UK’s Season Workers Scheme - time for a radical overhaul? www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

#ModernSlavery is transnational, but it is not immigration @teamlabouruk.bsky.social www.rocu.police.uk/news/2025/no...

Record number of victims of #modernslavery being identified in the UK but access to support services harder than ever. Can someone square that circle? www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...

China pressured Sheffield Hallam University to drop human-rights research by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social into #forcedlabour, undermining academic freedom and global accountability. #AcademicFreedom #China #HumanRights #Uyghurs

Kavin came to the UK legally on a skilled worker visa with hopes and dreams. His manager—who sponsored his visa—took his phone, passport, and documents. Forced him to work endless hours. Paid him £100 for a month’s work. Beat him. Threatened deportation if he complained. 🧵

We wouldn’t “treat a dog” like this, yet human beings are turned into nothing more than a commodity, exploited for the sole purpose of making money. This is #modernslavery in the UK today. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The intersectionality of crime #modernslavery www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-mi...

Our Helpline is lighting up two major cities! Bristol and London 🌆 Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation. #ModernSlavery #HumanRights

Watch this. Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

🧵 Wealthy individuals benefit from a multitude of tax loopholes. For example, inheritance tax loopholes, generally exploited by wealthy families, cost £1.7 billion in lost tax every year. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Chancellor blames #Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy. Shock, horror, who would have thought it! Time to rejoin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...