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We strive for a world where people are protected from modern slavery by effective, evidence-based policies.

About us

The Modern Slavery PEC was created to enhance understanding of modern slavery and transform the effectiveness of laws and policies designed to address it.

Our research areas

Preventing modern slavery

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Understanding survivor needs and enhancing victim support

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Modern slavery in business supply chains

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The effectiveness of legal enforcement measures

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Impact of Covid-19

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Fellowship funding call

Call for applications for a research fellowship assessing support for children who have experienced modern slavery in the UK.

Our strategy

The strategy for the Modern Slavery PEC 2021-24.

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Events

Smaller NGOs in research

Workshop supporting smaller NGOs to partner on research projects

Published: 13th January 2023

Blog

What we learnt from our conference on trade, investment and modern slavery

Prof Dame Sara Thornton reflects on the ‘Harnessing UK trade and investment to address modern slavery’ conference.

Published: 19th December 2022

Blog

Three lessons from bringing together researchers from our funded projects

Definitions, methods and collaboration will affect policy impact – what we learnt from our workshop with researchers working on addressing wider policies and laws addressing modern slavery.

Published: 12th December 2022

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@SlaveryPEC
Research by @BIICL @UnseenUK (funded by @SlaveryPEC & @ahrcpress ) found the UK’s system providing legal advice to people with lived experience of #modernslavery inaccessible, disengaging & under-resourced. Researchers blogged on how it can be improved: https://t.co/beSwTR4MG6 https://t.co/p1nN1U0AKv
@SlaveryPEC
Brilliant to see our research on the importance of holistic legal advice for #modernslavery survivors published in @legalfutures🤝 Full article 👇 https://t.co/8D6VHagkDh

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