The scourge of modern day slavery is likely to increase as a result of environmental degradation, migration and demographic shifts, UN expert Urmila Bhoola says.
Forty one vulnerable workers are being supported following dawn raids by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and Merseyside Police investigating an alleged Modern Day Slavery network in north-west England.
Tribal children in the African rainforests have been paid in glue to sniff, and alcohol, in return for menial work, a new report from Survival International report has revealed.
Communities, churches, statutory authorities, survivor groups, police and NGOs need to work together better to tackle modern day slavery in Scotland and the UK.