SLAVE BRITAIN: twenty first century trade in human lives
March 1, 2007 – 9:49 pm
A photography exhibition at St. Paul’s Cathedral which documents the ordinary lives and everyday locations caught up in human trafficking and calls for an end to this illegal 21st century trade. The exhibition seeks to expose the reality of trafficking and the action needed to tackle it. Running until the 29th March, produced by Panos Pictures, in partnership with Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, Eaves and UNICEF UK. Photographs by Karen Robinson and David Rose.
Calling all modern-day abolitionists! Please sign the petition to urge the UK government to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action Against Trafficking in Human Beings, bringing help and protection for all trafficked people in the UK a step closer. Tony Blair announced in Jan 2007 that he would do so - the petition requests that this be done so as a matter of urgency.
2 Responses to “SLAVE BRITAIN: twenty first century trade in human lives”
Good that you mention this. It is a terrible human tragedy and a product of the huge inequalities in capitalist society. Sonia Faleiro blogs about similar conditions in India. http://soniafaleiro.blogspot.com/search?q=prostitutes
This is a world problem that needs to be tackled.
By Leighton Cooke on Mar 2, 2007
It definitely is a worthwhile issue for you to highlight Sonia. However, as with forced marriages, there is already enough legislation in place to deal with these problems, it is just there is not enough money and will to enforce the rules.
Would greater public awareness cause a change for the better, or would it have no effect?
Perhaps if more brothels were allowed to exist in the light of day, then we would be better able to help those women and have more of a chance of identifying those who had been forced into it.
By Rumbold on Mar 7, 2007