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Major retailer Asda is today (Wednesday, June 23) announcing it has become a member of Slave-Free Alliance.

The UK Government has just launched a public register of all Modern Slavery Statements. This is a huge step forward in transparency and businesses will need to adapt or risk falling behind.

Equipment hire specialist Sunbelt Rentals is today (Wednesday 24th February) announcing it is the newest member of Slave-Free Alliance.

Biffa is marking #AntiSlaveryWeek in partnership with Hope for Justice by converting many of its waste trucks in UK cities to share messages about #ModernSlavery and directing the public to Hope for Justice’s website to learn more.

On October 15th at 12pm EST / 5pm BST, Josh Miller from the It’s A Penalty Campaign will be live on Instagram talking with Hope for Justice CEO, Ben Cooley.

The UK Government is to make the requirements on businesses to tackle modern slavery more stringent, it confirmed today. Reporting under key sections of Modern Slavery Statements, required for organisations with a budget of £36 million or more, will be made mandatory.

Hope for Justice is excited to be working alongside governments and academics as part of a pioneering UK Space Agency project to improve the response to human trafficking.

Break the Cycle 200, a non-profit that raises funds to end human trafficking and which recently became part of the Hope for Justice family, is celebrating the passage of a bill that will ensure more Iowa hotels and motels provide their employees with human trafficking prevention training.

A review prompted by the dismantling of the largest modern slavery gang in UK history – a joint operation by Hope for Justice and West Midlands Police – has found that “any of us” could have purchased goods produced by victims of slavery and that there is “no room for complacency.”

The men, who were victims of human trafficking, raised their financial concerns with the employer, who provided them with out-of-date food and forced them to sign documents.

A man who was trafficked into the UK and then coerced into forced labour is celebrating 10 months’ employment in a job he “loves”.

Aldi UK and Ireland has joined Slave-Free Alliance – a business membership initiative to help protect supply chains against modern slavery.

The freedom stories of modern-day slaves are being shared around the world as businesses stand alongside those who have been exploited at the hands of others.

Experts from Hope for Justice addressed a large audience of banking professionals at an event yesterday (January 22nd) as part of the Finance Against Slavery & Trafficking (FAST) Survivor Inclusion Initiative, of which Hope for Justice and Barclays are members.

Nine factory workers thought to have been subjected to modern slavery are being supported by Hope for Justice and law enforcement agencies, and more than 20 people moved to safer accommodation, following an intervention by our teams in recent days.