Earlier this year we read of a man living in the UK who worked at a car wash as a modern day slave. Forced to live in ‘abject squalor’ and earning very little, the eventual outcome for this man was death. 

People are dying because of the horrible situations they are forced to live and work in. And it’s happening here, in the UK. New National Crime Agency data shows the number of people reported as potential victims of slavery and human trafficking in the UK has more than doubled in the past three years. This is in part due to growing awareness of these awful crimes, particularly since the Modern Slavery Act was introduced two years ago.