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Point-scoring and modern slavery

Rose BroadDavid Gadd By and Filed Under: All posts, Brexit, British Politics, Europe Posted:

In February, the UK Government announced new post-Brexit immigration measures promising to “take back control of our borders”, introducing an Australian-style points-based system limiting the number of ‘low-skilled’ foreign workers in the UK. In this blog, Dr Rose Broad and Professor David Gadd explain why, far from protecting both foreign and British workers, the new […]

Stop describing modern slavery as ‘evil’

David GaddRose Broad By and Filed Under: British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

David Gadd is Professor of Criminology and Rose Broad is Senior Lecturer in Criminology both at the University of Manchester. They are working together on the ESRC funded Perpetrators of Modern Slavery Offences Project. This blog highlights how: modern slavery and immigration law have become intertwined; referring to modern slavery as ‘evil’ idealises victims in […]

UK modern slavery policy: the structure of the problem and government commitment

Rose Broad By and Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion Posted:

In the context of renewed criticism of the 2015 UK Modern Slavery Act, Rose Broad and Nick Turnbull discuss human trafficking and modern slavery policy development. They find continuities in policy that, despite being repackaged as ‘slavery’ have resulted in unintended consequences and implementation difficulties leading to recently highlighted failures. In the last 12 months, […]

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