www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
@reform-uk-official.bsky.social

If we care about ending #modernslavery, governments and corporates must step in — not step back.

ILAB wasn’t just a line item in a budget; it was a linchpin agency providing research, partnerships and enforcement-adjacent support that helped turn laws into real protections.

Slashing it sends a message: supply-chain human rights become expendable when political winds change.

Probably best to talk with ECPAT and Bernardo’s as they are closest to this issue but tbh none of this is a surprise sadly.

The challenge now is ensuring the regulatory framework matches the ambition of leading businesses rather than accommodating the inaction of laggards. future.portfolio-adviser.com/financial-se...

Internal emails suggest the university prioritised access to the Chinese student market over controversial research.

While universities must consider safety and legal risks, backing down from probing abuses sets a dangerous precedent of tacit censorship. www.bbc.com/news/article...

The UK immigration system isn’t preventing modern slavery. It’s enabling it.
Full investigation by OpenDemocracy: www.opendemocracy.net/en/migrants-...
#ModernSlavery #MigrantRights #WorkersRights #UK

As one expert put it: “When the immigration rules make staying in that job a workers’ best option, the worker will stay, even if they are being exploited. Abusive employers rely on this.”

Kavin has been living in a safe house for 14 months. He can’t work. Can’t return to Sri Lanka where his former boss has threatened his family. Just alone with his trauma.

And now? @teamlabouruk.bsky.social just announced migrant workers must wait 10 years instead of 5 for permanent status. Ten years of being trapped with an abusive employer. Ten years where reporting exploitation means losing everything.

A care worker was repeatedly raped by her manager but couldn’t report it without risking deportation.