Our latest research at Shiva Foundation, conducted in collaboration with Wilberforce Institute and West Midlands Anti Slavery Network, highlights the critical need to integrate cultural competency into support services for modern slavery survivors. This work was made possible through funding from Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC and

NEW BLOG: Road to professionalising lived experience Two members of the Lived Experience Advisory Panel share their views on working with Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC: 🔶 addressing power dynamics 🔶 trauma informed practice 🔶 co-production 🔶 lessons for us to improve modernslaverypec.org/latest/road-to…

Congratulations to Marija Jovanovic and all involved in this research carried out by Essex Law School & IOM United Kingdom 👏👏

An article by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism on seasonal workers from Uzbekistan left without jobs they were promised and in debts after their sponsor's licence was revoked. An example of what our funded research described as 'hyper-precarity' created by sponsored visa conditions 👇

🔧We’re developing a toolkit to support the involvement of experts-by-experience in knowledge mobilisation 🗣️We’d love your input! 📰More info: bit.ly/LinkedInExpExp Email [email protected] by Sep 15 to contribute #knowledgebrokering #livedexperience

"I don't think we should just point the finger [at the police] because this is not necessarily all about criminal activities. It might be in the normal economy where exploitation is happening. So in that case you need to look at the general labour market conditions."

ICYMI: two members of the Lived Experience Advisory Panel share their experiences of working with Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC. They reflect on how we as a Centre address power dynamics and implement trauma informed practice, and have some lessons for us to improve. 👇 modernslaverypec.org/latest/road-to…

Congratulations to Prof Simon Green for becoming a new Director of the Wilberforce Institute. Looking forward to working with him in this new capacity!

Looking forward to reading the new issue of the Prison Service Journal dedicated to #modernslavery 👇

What does it mean for research to be trauma-informed? Following a recent workshop @livuni our lecturer Dr Wendy Asquith, co-lead of Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC shares 3 key takeaways with Dr Beth Jackson modernslaverypec.org/latest/adoptin…

.UK BME Anti-Slavery Network (BASNET) is organising a conference on protection of survivors of modern slavery in UK safe houses, after its earlier report raised serious concerns about safety and wellbeing of survivors in safe houses. All details below 👇

To understand and tackle the systemic barriers that underpin modern slavery, UNU-CPR and The Freedom Fund today launched a new report uncovering how access to official documentation perpetuates modern slavery. Access "No Identity, No Protection" here: unu.edu/cpr/news/new-r…

Research by PIRC with Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC found that saying someone is a ‘vulnerable person’ risks mischaracterising them as unable to protect themselves. ‘At risk’ helps pointing to wider policies that create conditions for exploitation. Our messaging guide:

Call for researchers for our commissioned research! At Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC we're preparing to fund research projects through our Commissioned Research mechanism for small short projects responding quickly to fill an evidence gap. We’re looking for researchers to register their interest

How to prevent modern slavery? Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC-commissioned research carried out by the The University of Sheffield, AFRUCA - Safeguarding Children & West Midlands Anti Slavery Network identified five pathways to prevent sexual and labour exploitation in the UK. The framework points to the need to look beyond policies strictly developed to

🔗 NEW BLOG POST: "How Survivor Engagement is Changing the Fight Against Modern Slavery" Learn how the Anti-Slavery Knowledge Network and Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC is leading the way by amplifying the voices of survivors to shape more impactful policies. read the full blog now! 👉