Ministers must take tougher action to fight trafficking 'slave trade', say MPs

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/14/human-trafficking-report-mps

Britain is facing a resurgence of slavery in the form of a growing human trafficking problem that is not being properly tackled by the authorities, MPs warn today.

Government ministers, judges and police officers are accused of failing to grasp the illegal trade in men, women and children from abroad into exploitation in the UK in prostitution, the drugs trade and other forms of illegal labour including domestic servitude.

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Created by Niluccio on 14 May 2009

Niluccio's thoughts:

Important new report from a government committee just out today. Have done an early blog post on it here (http://blogs.amnesty.org.uk/blogs_entry.asp?eid...), more to come later today ...

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