It must have made a dent in the PC world of Westminster because...
PM vows to defeat 'evil' modern slavery.
'...Britain will lead the fight against modern slavery, Theresa May has said, vowing to make it
her mission to help rid the world of the "barbaric evil".
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the prime minister said it was "the great human rights issue
of our time".
A new cabinet taskforce will tackle the "sickening and inhuman crimes... lurking in the shadows
of our country". More than £33m from the aid budget will be used to fund initiatives in nations
from where people are trafficked...'
BBC:
(By the way, now you know why there was such a big 'STAY IN'-vote during the Brexit
referendum in some parts of London!)
UK visa system allows 'slavery'
(2015)
'The UK visa system is enabling unscrupulous employers to treat foreign workers as
modern-day slaves, a BBC investigation has found.
BBC Radio 4's Face the Facts spoke to dozens of workers who were paid little or nothing,
were not allowed out and were sometimes abused or beaten.
The situations come from "tied" visas - meaning the right to be in the UK can be withdrawn
by the employer - and "transit" visas on fishing boats.
Ministers said a review was under way.
Transit visas are being used to bring in recruits to the fishing industry who have no right to
set foot on dry land - and therefore no access to UK employment rights.'
'...The government's Modern Slavery Bill, which has cross-party support, will not affect
tied or transit visas...'
BBC:
PM vows to defeat 'evil' modern slavery.
'...Britain will lead the fight against modern slavery, Theresa May has said, vowing to make it
her mission to help rid the world of the "barbaric evil".
Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, the prime minister said it was "the great human rights issue
of our time".
A new cabinet taskforce will tackle the "sickening and inhuman crimes... lurking in the shadows
of our country". More than £33m from the aid budget will be used to fund initiatives in nations
from where people are trafficked...'
BBC:
(By the way, now you know why there was such a big 'STAY IN'-vote during the Brexit
referendum in some parts of London!)
UK visa system allows 'slavery'
(2015)
'The UK visa system is enabling unscrupulous employers to treat foreign workers as
modern-day slaves, a BBC investigation has found.
BBC Radio 4's Face the Facts spoke to dozens of workers who were paid little or nothing,
were not allowed out and were sometimes abused or beaten.
The situations come from "tied" visas - meaning the right to be in the UK can be withdrawn
by the employer - and "transit" visas on fishing boats.
Ministers said a review was under way.
Transit visas are being used to bring in recruits to the fishing industry who have no right to
set foot on dry land - and therefore no access to UK employment rights.'
'...The government's Modern Slavery Bill, which has cross-party support, will not affect
tied or transit visas...'
BBC:
Edith Head Gives Good Wardrobe.