Human traffickers jailed after packing three-year-old girl into boot of car
A three-year-old girl was hidden in the boot of a car with two adults as a gang tried to smuggle Albanian nationals into the UK. Six people have been jailed
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Tag: Modern Slavery
Traveller family jailed for running modern day slavery ring which abused vulnerable adults
The head of a traveller family who helped to run a modern day slavery ring has been jailed for 10 years and nine months. Martin Rooney, aged 57, was among
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London ringleader suspected of trafficking women for sexual exploitation charged
A British woman suspected of being one of the ringleaders of a criminal network involved in trafficking young women for sexual exploitation has been charged under the Modern Slavery Act.
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Border Force intercepts 100 suspected trafficking victims at Glasgow Airport
Almost 100 suspected trafficking victims have been intercepted by a specialist border force at Glasgow Airport, it has been revealed. The Home Office Border Force team – trained to spot
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Traveller family convicted of decades of slavery after keeping vulnerable adults captive
Members of a traveller family have been convicted of running a modern slavery ring which kept one of its captives in “truly shocking” conditions for decades. Vulnerable people were forced
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Modern slavery and human trafficking ‘affecting every large town and city’ in UK
Modern slavery and human trafficking in the UK is much more prevalent than previously thought, with cases affecting “every large town and city in the country”, the National Crime Agency
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Huge increase in suspected victims of slavery and trafficking, National Crime Agency
The number of suspected victims of slavery and human trafficking has more than doubled in three years. There were 3,805 people reported as potential victims in 2016, an increase from
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Three men and two women arrested for human trafficking in Glasgow
Five people have been arrested in connection with alleged human trafficking and related offences. Three men aged 28, 35 and 58 and two women aged 25 and 40 are being
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Rough sleepers at risk of falling victim to modern slavery, report warns
Rough sleepers are at risk of falling victim to modern slavery, a report has warned. Homeless people were found to be vulnerable to rogue employers offering work and accommodation –
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Trafficking victims left to suffer ‘because they are not taken seriously’
Some healthcare workers are failing to take young victims of trafficking seriously, a study has found. Young victims of trafficking are facing “many barriers” which prevent them from accessing adequate
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