Bold new agenda to tackle modern day slavery

TM ImageThe Prime Minister is setting out a bold new agenda with the first ever government task force to tackle modern slavery.

There is no greater injustice than that of modern slavery that takes place across our Country. Vulnerable people, who have often travelled across continents and oceans in the hope of a Slaverynew life are duped, forced into hard labour, locked up and abused.

Part of the strategy is to make sure that all police forces treat this crime with the priority it deserves and work with other law-enforcement agencies across the world to track and stop organised gangs who operate across territories and s300_Modern_slavery_version_960x640jurisdictions.

It was Britain that took an historic stand to ban slavery two centuries ago, so Britain will once again lead in defeating modern day evil of slavery and uphold the freedoms and values that define modern civilised society.

The Government will:

Stop Slavery(1) Set up the first task force on modern slavery. Chaired by the Prime Minister and Home Secretary, the task force will co-ordinate departments across Whitehall to tackle exploitation.

(2) The first Anti-Slavery Commissioner is working on intelligence with other countries 10-30 Millionand has already uncovered criminal gangs creating modern slavery between Britain and other nations.

(3) Crack down on modern slavery abroad with a five year International Modern Slavery Fund. Total of £33 million will focus on high risk countries, where victims are regularly trafficked Traffickingto the UK.

This is in addition to the introduction last year of the first Modern Slavery Act. Including tough new penalties to put slave masters behind bars. The Act prevents anyone convicted of trafficking to return to countries where they have previously exploited vulnerable people and requires businesses to show that modern slavery is not taking place in their companies or their supply chains.

Together we must end this modern day evil.

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