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Slavery exists, and it is closer to you than you think. In October, we write a lot on the blog to cover the topic of human trafficking, promoting A21's campaign Walk For Freedom as well as information on what we can do to help make change. Around 17,000 firms have not published modern slavery statements By   Ashleigh Webber   on  19 Oct 2018  in   Modern slavery ,  Latest News Photo of a protester at an A21's walk for freedom protest (Matthew Chattle, 2018) Since the undercover investigations in July were posted showcasing modern slavery happening in factories in Leicester, there has been a lot more discussions and light on the topic. We wanted to use this platform again to write a bit about the scale of modern slavery in the UK. The Centre for Social Justice revealed that there are more than 100,000 victims of modern slavery in the UK. This is 10 times the number which was estimated previously by the government.   AntiSlavery.org...

Happy Monday sis! Hope you're having a great start to a new month! This year I have decided to join A21 for their 6th annual Walk For Freedom on October 19th. #WalkForFreedom is a global event that raises awareness and funds for the fight against human trafficking. I am fundraising because I know that my efforts can be the difference between slavery and freedom for many. And even though each of us can’t do everything we can all do something. When we come together to advance the fight against slavery we can be the reason that a child is prevented from being forced to beg on the streets of Thailand—the reason that there is someone to pick up a hotline call from a victim at 3am in South Africa— the reason a survivor finds healing and restoration through our Freedom Center in America.     This is an organisation that is very near and dear to my heart - the work they do truly is incredible and life transforming for so many people. I'm so excited to be a part o...