Modern Slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. The International Labour Organisation estimates that there are 45.8 million victims of modern slavery worldwide, with potentially 13,000 victims living in the UK. As responsible co-operative businesses and employers, it is important to take all practical steps to prevent and detect modern slavery.
Use this short video to help your employees to understand what modern slavery is, how they can identify it and what they should do if they think that it might be taking place: uk.coop/modernslavery
Co-operatives can download this video for sharing internally. Please use the video as is, do not adapt it for your own purposes. If you would like to discuss this in more detail please contact kate.fielding@uk.coop
