Unseen Lives : The Hidden World of Modern Slavery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garbers, Kate.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Slavery--History--21st century.

Slavery.

Human trafficking--History--21st century.

Human trafficking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Other Title:

Unseen Lives

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"In this revealing exposé of modern slavery -- a crime against humanity, hidden in plain sight -- Kate Garbers shares moving stories of slavery survivors she has been and shares insights she has gained through over a decade of anti-slavery work. Unseen lives provides a vision of hope for those looking to challenge and dismantle modern slavery laying out what changes we need to make as individuals and as a society in order to effectively tackle modern slavery and improve the support of survivors." --From publisher.

Contents:

Intro

Unseen Lives

Cover

Titel page

Copyright

Contents

Disclaimer

Slavery and Me

1. Our Connections to Modern Slavery

What does any of this have to do with you, with us?

Slavery past and present

The beginning of the journey

2. The Present Reality of Modern Slavery

3. What the Law Says about Modern Slavery and Trafficking

Slavery and trafficking in international law

European law on human trafficking and modern slavery

The UK context

4. Meeting the People Affected by Modern Slavery

General indicators

Experiences of forced labour

Experiences of criminal exploitation

Experiences of organ harvesting

Experiences of domestic servitude

Experiences of sexual exploitation

5. Support for Victims of Modern Slavery

Discretionary leave to remain

Help to return home

Adults and the NRM: Modern Slavery Victim Care Contract

Children and the NRM: local authority children's services

Getting people access to the NRM

Operational activity

Welfare visits

6. Disconnected Systems

7. Problems in the Identification Process

A professional approach

Tough choices

Rescue, recovery, extraction

Missing the signs and making assumptions

Identifying at ports of entry

A disconnected process

8. Problems in the Support Process

Getting support

Being moved out of area

Rest, recovery, and reflection

Support for children who have experienced trafficking or modern slavery

9. The Problem of What Comes Next

The impact of an NRM decision

Discretionary leave (DL)

Believing what we are told

NRM reconsiderations

Lack of status

Remain or return?

What comes next for survivors?

The risk of re-trafficking

10. The Problem of Viable Alternatives

11. Can We Fix What Is Broken?

Individuals

Professionals

Governments and policy.

Support systems

What choices can we make when none are good?

12. Hearing from Those Who Know

Closing Thoughts

Why do we value some people more than others?

Acknowledgements

References

Glossary of Terms

Legal Appendix

Overview of Unseen

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78592-636-5

OCLC:

1280275250