More than 1,200 children are rescued from slavery in a year: Warning that shock figure for England is the 'tip of the iceberg

by Guest Tue Jul 04, 2017 7:00 am

[*]The Children's Commissioner warns figure could be just the 'tip of the iceburg'

[*] Anne Longfield has urged politicians to stamp out 'horrendous exploitation'

[*] Some 1,203 children up to 17 were referred to the National Referral System

More than 1,200 children were rescued from sexual, domestic or labour slavery in England last year, a report reveals today. They were identified by police, charities and welfare experts as potential victims of so-called modern slavery, which includes human trafficking and forced labour. But the figure could merely be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, with many more unreported cases, the study by the Children’s Commissioner for England warns. Anne Longfield has urged politicians to stamp out the ‘horrendous exploitation’ of youngsters by adults.

She said slavery was just one of several serious issues that forced millions of children across the country to live ‘vulnerable or high-risk lives’. Her report cites the latest figures from the Government’s national referral mechanism (NRM), the official framework for identifying and helping victims of slavery and trafficking. Some 1,204 children aged up to 17 were referred to the NRM last year for suspected domestic servitude, labour or sexual exploitation in England – an increase of a third, from 901 in 2015. British nationals were the biggest group at 247, with 209 of them feared to have been caught up in sexual exploitation.

They were followed by 223 Albanian youngsters, of whom 150 were referred for potential labour exploitation. The third highest source of referrals were 200 Vietnamese children, with 101 of them feared trapped in forced Labour. Nigerian children also made up 40 of the NRM referrals in 2016, with 18 of these for suspected domestic servitude. However, the report says there are many ‘invisible children’ who may be ‘particularly vulnerable’ due to gaps in identification. These youngsters may ‘have been victims of modern slavery but not reported to the national referral mechanism’.

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by 'Wolfie Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:07 am

A couple of weeks ago it was announced that more than 4,000 people ( many of them children..) are being kept as slaves down here in Oz...

Considering the comparative size of Britain's population, and its relative closeness (and ease of access..) and easy access to both Africa and Eastern Europe, the total number of slaves being kept in Britain could easily be well over ten thousand..

It was also stated that over 45 million people were known to be living under slavery around the world this year (that's up from the UN's estimate of 38 million from a couple of years ago.).

In addition, it should also be remembered that another 200 million or so people are living in such abject poverty, that they are also in virtual "slavelike" conditions -- despite the constant yappings often heard by some heartless extreme RW economics commentators, It is simply not possible for those people to escape their situation, to move on to 'better jobs', or even to fight back against inequality and injustices.. More than 1,200 children are rescued from slavery in a year: Warning that shock figure for England is the 'tip of the iceberg 2347854014

More than 1,200 children are rescued from slavery in a year: Warning that shock figure for England is the 'tip of the iceberg 2347854014

by HoratioTarr Tue Jul 04, 2017 2:39 pm

Thorin wrote:[*]The Children's Commissioner warns figure could be just the 'tip of the iceburg'

[*] Anne Longfield has urged politicians to stamp out 'horrendous exploitation'

[*] Some 1,203 children up to 17 were referred to the National Referral System

More than 1,200 children were rescued from sexual, domestic or labour slavery in England last year, a report reveals today. They were identified by police, charities and welfare experts as potential victims of so-called modern slavery, which includes human trafficking and forced labour. But the figure could merely be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, with many more unreported cases, the study by the Children’s Commissioner for England warns. Anne Longfield has urged politicians to stamp out the ‘horrendous exploitation’ of youngsters by adults.

She said slavery was just one of several serious issues that forced millions of children across the country to live ‘vulnerable or high-risk lives’. Her report cites the latest figures from the Government’s national referral mechanism (NRM), the official framework for identifying and helping victims of slavery and trafficking. Some 1,204 children aged up to 17 were referred to the NRM last year for suspected domestic servitude, labour or sexual exploitation in England – an increase of a third, from 901 in 2015. British nationals were the biggest group at 247, with 209 of them feared to have been caught up in sexual exploitation.

They were followed by 223 Albanian youngsters, of whom 150 were referred for potential labour exploitation. The third highest source of referrals were 200 Vietnamese children, with 101 of them feared trapped in forced Labour. Nigerian children also made up 40 of the NRM referrals in 2016, with 18 of these for suspected domestic servitude. However, the report says there are many ‘invisible children’ who may be ‘particularly vulnerable’ due to gaps in identification. These youngsters may ‘have been victims of modern slavery but not reported to the national referral mechanism’.

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Who 'own' these slaves?

by Tommy Monk Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:56 pm

The article fudges the figures somewhat...

The largest group is non British... with the foreign minorities being responsible for it...

by Syl Tue Jul 04, 2017 10:10 pm

Does that make a difference ?
British law should apply to everyone livng here.....and slavery is illegal.

by Tommy Monk Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:10 pm

I was talking about those in uk...

The article is trying to spin the findings...

by 'Wolfie Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:15 am

Somebody "redded" Dodge over this thread !?!

I suspect that could be Tommy, up to his usual deflecting/ misdirection antics..

Or maybe Deano as a distant second guess.

by Guest Wed Jul 05, 2017 9:17 am

WhoseYourWolfie wrote:

Somebody "redded" Dodge over this thread !?!

I suspect that could be Tommy, up to his usual deflecting/ misdirection antics..

Or maybe Deano as a distant second guess.

I very much doubt it was Tommy mate or Deano

Just someone with an immature dislike of me.

Ignore it, I am not bothered mate

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