by Anna Denton | Jan 19, 2021 | Modern Slavery
I don’t mind admitting that I am an avid fan of the Radio 4 series, the Archers. The current storyline involves the nuclear fallout surrounding one of my favourite characters, Kirsty. She has discovered that she married the leader of a modern slavery gang master...
by Anna Denton | Feb 14, 2019 | Modern Slavery
You may have consigned the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to the list of legislation that you feel you don’t need to do anything about, perhaps because you don’t trade globally as an organisation, or because you don’t have a turnover of £36 million, and so you’re not...
by Anna Denton | Jun 20, 2016 | Articles, Comment, Modern Slavery, News
Last week saw the first finding of civil liability against a company for modern slavery in the UK. DJ Houghton Chicken Catching Services Ltd, a gangmaster company, was ordered to pay compensation to Lithuanian workers who had been trafficked to the UK and severely...