Modern slavery is mostly a hidden crime, and to get a true picture of prevalence is very challenging. Modern slavery is seen as an umbrella term and can include:
- human trafficking
- sexual exploitation
- criminal exploitation
- forced labour
- domestic servitude
Identified potential victims in 2016 were from 108 different nationalities. The 2016 statistics also identify that children made up around a third of referrals to the National Referral Mechanism. For children the most common form of exploitation was labour exploitation, particularly cannabis cultivation.
More information such as survivor stories can be found at unseenuk.org.
