At least 13,000 people across Britai­n are estima­ted by the govern­ment to be victim­s of forced labour­LONDON: Police and prosecutors in Britain are taking the fight to human traffickers and slavemasters, but the country needs a “change in culture” to end modern slavery, the UK’s anti-slavery tsar said. Kevin Hyland, appointed independent commissioner in 2014 as part of Britain’s landmark Modern Slavery Act, said more cases of slavery were being investigated and taken to court as police learn to enforce the tough anti-slavery laws at their disposal. “We need modern slavery to become socially unacceptable, like we saw with drink driving and domestic violence,” he told the Thomson Reuters Foundation at his office in central London. Under the modern slavery law, firms with a turnover of more than 36 million pounds ($48 million) must produce an annual statement showing what they have done to make their supply chains slavery-free. “We need a much better threat picture, to give us the best opportunity to tackle slavery,” the former police officer said.

Source: The Express Tribune December 20, 2017 04:52 UTC