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Update on legal aid review for compensation claims
In March this year, the government settled our Judicial Review which challenged its failure to give victims the legal support to bring compensation claims against their traffickers. The government told the Court that it would report by the end of June 2016. Despite our requests, however, the Ministry of Justice had still not replied to us about progress on this review over five months later.
Emily Gibbs speaks on BBC Radio 4 about domestic workers
Emmy Gibbs and Joy, her client who was employed under a domestic worker visa, spoke last night on BBC Radio 4.
File on Four explained the grave problems with the current domestic worker visa which is failing to protect workers from slavery.
ATLEU wins Anti-Slavery Day award
We are proud to announce that we won an award for our Outstanding Contribution to the Fight Against Modern Slavery at the Anti Slavery Day Awards last night.
Statement in response to the Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner annual report
We wholeheartedly agree with the Commissioner's report today that states:
'At the moment there are too many gaps in the system for victims to fall through'.
Read our full statement here.
Interviewing children training: 30 November 2016
Our expert in advocating for refugee children and victims of trafficking, Kalvir Kaur, will be delivering this training in partnership with ECPAT. The course costs £75 and aims to develop greater knowledge of best practice for interviewing children.
Implications of Brexit for victims of modern slavery
Any briefing about something as uncertain and confused as Brexit can only be a series of suggestions about the various threats and possible ways to mitigate this. There will be other consequences; some we may be able to foresee today and others that will only come into view later.
New ATLEU workshop in Plymouth on child trafficking
Join us at a workshop in Plymouth next month to learn more about representing child victims of trafficking in the UK.
Victims of trafficking still face a fight for compensation
Little has changed for victims seeking justice since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act, according to new research from FLEX.
Will Theresa May finally deliver on her promise to tackle modern slavery?
Teresa May and the government has failed to provide victims with the help they need and to which they are legally entitled.
ATLEU awarded Justice First Fellowship
We are proud to have been chosen as one of the hosts for the Legal Education Foundation's 2017 Justice First Fellowship Scheme. We are now recruiting a trainee solicitor to work with our award winning anti trafficking team.