Category: Slavery

Anti-Slavery Commissioner publishes recommendations for the Financial Industry

Slavery
Written by Latham & Watkins LLP, co-author Sabina Aionesei The report’s recommendations cover a number of areas, including culture and strategy, monitoring and reporting, investor engagement, policy formation and employee training, and philanthropy. A new report from the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner draws attention to how the financial services industry can help address the issue of modern slavery. The report, “Preventing Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking: An Agenda for Action across the Financial Services Sector” (the Report), aims to sound “a call to action for the industry”. The Report, which was released on 18 January 2021, is the result of…

NCA statement on modern slavery allegations in Leicester (National Economic Crime Agency)

Exploitation, Slavery
NCA statement on modern slavery allegations in Leicester  Modern slavery The National Crime Agency can confirm that it has received information regarding allegations of modern slavery and exploitation in the textile industry in Leicester. We are now in the process of assessing that information, alongside our partners, which include Leicestershire Police, HMRC, GLAA, the Health and Safety Executive, Leicester City Council, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue and Home Office Immigration Enforcement. Our primary focus is on the protection of vulnerable people and safeguarding them from harm. As part of that, in recent days NCA officers have joined partners in attending a…