Andrew Wallis OBE
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CEO of Multi-Award Winning Charity @UnseenUK/@MSHelpline. Support @LFC & @YorkshireCCC. Varied & multiple views my own.
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Joined February 2009
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The @ukhomeoffice has released NRM statistics for July to September 2024. The key points - the rate of positive decisions is still low—a hangover from the previous government's hostile environment? It would be good to have numbers that enter support. https://t.co/22se0g6q6x
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Hey @TheWeek, the terms smuggling and trafficking are not interchangeable. 🧵
theweek.com
2024 has seen a surge in the numbers of Vietnamese migrants making the illegal passage into the UK
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.@lucyhockings speaks to @BBC Investigations Correspondent @rianna_croxford, who has spent three years investigating the #sextrafficking claims against Mike Jeffries former CEO of @Abercrombie
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Podcast Episode · The Global Story · 01/11/2024 · 27m
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Catastrophic cost of #Brexit on UK trade revealed in stark OBR warning. Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by 15 per cent, the government’s independent financial watchdog has warned. Brexit the gift that keeps on giving.
independent.co.uk
Exclusive: Figures published alongside Budget spark claims UK’s exit from EU is ‘elephant in chancellor’s study’
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As Sarah said in the debate: “This Bill is aptly named the Great British Energy Bill. It simply cannot live up to its name if it depends on modern slavery to achieve its aims.” 👏👏👏
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Great to see @SarahChampionMP raising the issue that goods tainted by #forcedlabour #modernslavery are being dumped in the UK because of no Tariff Act or Due Diligence laws. Time for new legislation or de facto we’re happy to purchase goods made by slaves https://t.co/VNCXeFDDiM
theyworkforyou.com
Part of Great British Energy Bill – in the House of Commons at 4:00 pm 29 October 2024
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Some good news and justice #modernslavery
https://t.co/PknDVusKj0
bbc.co.uk
The Ghanaian fishermen were rescued from Annan based scallop-trawler Olivia Jean in 2020.
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Hi @BBCNews/@RichardStead Thanks for the article but human trafficking and smuggling are not the same. If people, as reported, are brought into the UK by Albanian gangs and are then forced to cultivate cannabis, that is human trafficking. Please correct🙏 https://t.co/CRtgPdnc3M
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Great to meet @UnderSecStateJ Reya in London today to talk about what the UK is doing to tackle #modernslavery and what more needs to be done to reverse the retrograde steps of the previous UK administration. The sector is speaking with one voice. @UnseenUK
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Every single Brexit voter shares the blame for the damage done to Britain. https://t.co/tI3pmSO75Q
independent.co.uk
Exclusive: Starmer urged to reverse the damage done by Brexit by pursuing closer ties with Europe after vast costs of leaving bloc revealed
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On #EUAntiTraffickingDay, we reaffirm our commitment to combating #HumanTrafficking in all its forms. Thousands are exploited in the #EU & @OSCE regions, including those fleeing wars, like the war against #Ukraine. Traumatized, desperate to provide for their families, and
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Good to read that @jessphillips @ukhomeoffice are prioritising tackling the backlog of survivors stuck in limbo in the NRM. #modernslavery #antislaveryday2024
bbc.co.uk
Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips aims to clear a backlog of more than 23,000 cases.
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Are you a victim of fraud or cyber scamming? It could be that the person scamming you is also a victim of #modernslavery. An excellent report by @FRANCE24
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When you stop and think about it, it's an appalling headline and accurately reflects just how far the previous government damaged the UK's reputation regarding its treatment of victims of the crime of #modernslavery
https://t.co/qjcQfqPZ1Z
theguardian.com
Peers say protections have been undermined by three immigration acts passed by the previous government
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Chief Constable @aspsarah_crew of @ASPolice is correct which is why @UnseenUK is committed to working with the police to ensure better identification and treatment of victims of #modernslavery
https://t.co/8fYfkfBMJC
somersetcountygazette.co.uk
Avon & Somerset Police say they are in the dark about 90 per cent of victims of human trafficking
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This #AntiSlaveryWeek, Andrew Wallis OBE, Unseen CEO, discusses the government’s first 100 days addressing #modernslavery. Read our analysis: https://t.co/3U4H8jaEKK
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