Andrew Wallis OBE
@andrewwallis.bsky.social
CEO of Multi-Award Winning Charity Unseen. Support Liverpool Football Club & Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Varied & multiple views my own. World Citizen.
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A starter pack for anyone wanting to find organisations and individuals working to end modern slavery. Let me know if you want to be added or have escaped to here from the cesspit.
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Record number of victims of #modernslavery being identified in the UK but access to support services harder than ever. Can someone square that circle?
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
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Reports of modern slavery in UK hit record highs
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Record number of victims of #modernslavery being identified in the UK but access to support services harder than ever. Can someone square that circle?
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
China pressured Sheffield Hallam University to drop human-rights research by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social into #forcedlabour, undermining academic freedom and global accountability. #AcademicFreedom #China #HumanRights #Uyghurs
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
China pressured Sheffield Hallam University to drop human-rights research by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social into #forcedlabour, undermining academic freedom and global accountability. #AcademicFreedom #China #HumanRights #Uyghurs
Kavin came to the UK legally on a skilled worker visa with hopes and dreams. His manager—who sponsored his visa—took his phone, passport, and documents. Forced him to work endless hours. Paid him £100 for a month’s work. Beat him. Threatened deportation if he complained. 🧵
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Kavin came to the UK legally on a skilled worker visa with hopes and dreams. His manager—who sponsored his visa—took his phone, passport, and documents. Forced him to work endless hours. Paid him £100 for a month’s work. Beat him. Threatened deportation if he complained. 🧵
We wouldn’t “treat a dog” like this, yet human beings are turned into nothing more than a commodity, exploited for the sole purpose of making money. This is #modernslavery in the UK today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
North East modern slavery victim 'treated like a dog' - BBC News
One man says he was forced to crawl naked through sewers to steal electricity for a gang.
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We wouldn’t “treat a dog” like this, yet human beings are turned into nothing more than a commodity, exploited for the sole purpose of making money. This is #modernslavery in the UK today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The intersectionality of crime #modernslavery www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-mi...
Hordes of car parts and stolen vehicles found as officers raid storage site
Stolen vehicles, hordes of car parts, and modern slavery offences were all discovered during a joint operation to lift the lid on crime taking place at a site in Sandwell.
www.westmidlands.police.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The intersectionality of crime #modernslavery www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-mi...
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Our Helpline is lighting up two major cities! Bristol and London 🌆
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Our Helpline is lighting up two major cities! Bristol and London 🌆
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
Watch this.
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary
Tina Frundt is one of Washington DC’s most experienced specialists in protecting children from sex trafficking, where she fights to create an environment where some of America’s most vulnerable childr...
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Watch this.
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🧵 Wealthy individuals benefit from a multitude of tax loopholes. For example, inheritance tax loopholes, generally exploited by wealthy families, cost £1.7 billion in lost tax every year. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Modern slavery loophole that let a serial burglar stay in Britain
Lorenc Hysa, 32, used his freedom during the drawn-out legal process to carry out a spree of burglaries in Kent, where he 'ruthlessly' targeted precious jewellery.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🧵 Wealthy individuals benefit from a multitude of tax loopholes. For example, inheritance tax loopholes, generally exploited by wealthy families, cost £1.7 billion in lost tax every year. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Chancellor blames #Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy. Shock, horror, who would have thought it! Time to rejoin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chancellor blames Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy
Rachel Reeves made the comments about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Chancellor blames #Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy. Shock, horror, who would have thought it! Time to rejoin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Late again, overcrowded, no catering service it can only be another journey on @crosscountryuk.bsky.social and sending before there is no mobile signal as well. 🚊🛜
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Late again, overcrowded, no catering service it can only be another journey on @crosscountryuk.bsky.social and sending before there is no mobile signal as well. 🚊🛜
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Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
The high price of exploitation: modern slavery’s £60bn hit to the UK - Unseen
Modern slavery is estimated to be costing the UK £60bn. Read Unseen's new report on how modern slavery is costing you and your community.
unseenuk.org
October 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
Great reporting by Marina Jenkins on ITV News about the nature and scale of the problem of #modernslavery in the UK. Happy to have supported and be interviewed by her. youtu.be/N8WkB6gBbvk?...
Britain's modern slavery crisis: Joining police on undercover operations | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
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October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Great reporting by Marina Jenkins on ITV News about the nature and scale of the problem of #modernslavery in the UK. Happy to have supported and be interviewed by her. youtu.be/N8WkB6gBbvk?...
Oh surprise surprise but here we go again @russellfindlay.bsky.social of the @scottories.bsky.social deliberately conflating immigration (smuggling) with #humantrafficking www.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2025-...
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Oh surprise surprise but here we go again @russellfindlay.bsky.social of the @scottories.bsky.social deliberately conflating immigration (smuggling) with #humantrafficking www.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2025-...
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
Surprise, surprise but here we go again @gbnewsonline.bsky.social deliberately conflating the issue of migration and #modernslavery. Just a wee reminder, modern slavery is a serious crime with victims and perpetrators and not an migration issue which is not a crime. www.gbnews.com/politics/mig...
SHOCK graph lays bare the staggering rise of the tactic lawyers used to block migrant deportations
An exclusive Stand for Our Sovereignty suggests claims have risen by 32 per cent in the last year alone
www.gbnews.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Surprise, surprise but here we go again @gbnewsonline.bsky.social deliberately conflating the issue of migration and #modernslavery. Just a wee reminder, modern slavery is a serious crime with victims and perpetrators and not an migration issue which is not a crime. www.gbnews.com/politics/mig...
My response to the comments made by the UK Home Secretary on the alleged abuse of #modernslavery provisions. The short answer is that there is no evidence, and we need evidence-led politics, not sloganeering. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
www.unseenuk.org/the-politics...
www.unseenuk.org/the-politics...
The Politics of Distrust: Why the UK Cannot Afford to Dismiss Modern Slavery Claims - Unseen
Examining the UK’s approach to modern slavery, this analysis highlights the risks of politicising victim protection, the realities of late disclosure, and why evidence-based policies are essential to ...
www.unseenuk.org
September 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My response to the comments made by the UK Home Secretary on the alleged abuse of #modernslavery provisions. The short answer is that there is no evidence, and we need evidence-led politics, not sloganeering. @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
www.unseenuk.org/the-politics...
www.unseenuk.org/the-politics...
Is this the end of Spotted Dick? @timdowling.bsky.social certainly hopes so! And Jam roly-poly isn’t safe either. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
Steam, stodge – and so much suet: I made 10 endangered British puddings. Are any actually worth saving?
With many classic puddings on the verge of dying out, I set out to discover which should be back on the menu. It was a journey through some of the heaviest desserts in history
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Is this the end of Spotted Dick? @timdowling.bsky.social certainly hopes so! And Jam roly-poly isn’t safe either. www.theguardian.com/food/2025/se...
It’s deeply alarming that only 6% of #humantrafficking & #modernslavery cases in #Scotland lead to convictions. It’s a systemic failure. Evidence gathering is hard, victims are retraumatised, laws are complex, and resources are under pressure. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/concern...
Concern as 6% of human trafficking and modern slavery cases end in conviction
Research has found only a tiny proportion of criminal charges concerning trafficking and slavery lead to a guilty verdict in court.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 10:10 AM
It’s deeply alarming that only 6% of #humantrafficking & #modernslavery cases in #Scotland lead to convictions. It’s a systemic failure. Evidence gathering is hard, victims are retraumatised, laws are complex, and resources are under pressure. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/concern...
And so it begins uk.news.yahoo.com/modern-slave... #modernslavery
The Modern Slavery Act was a terrible mistake
Every now and then, a minister sounds like they might just get it. Earlier this year, Keir Starmer said he worried mass immigration would turn the country into an “island of strangers”. But his party ...
uk.news.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
And so it begins uk.news.yahoo.com/modern-slave... #modernslavery
The Home Secretary’s framing of “vexatious, last‐minute” #modernslavery claims is deeply troubling. Suggesting victims “suddenly deciding” they are modern slaves on the eve of deportation isn’t just inaccurate. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK anti-slavery commissioner condemns Shabana Mahmood’s asylum comments
Home secretary’s remarks about ‘vexatious’ claims will have real-life impact on trafficking victims, says Eleanor Lyons
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The Home Secretary’s framing of “vexatious, last‐minute” #modernslavery claims is deeply troubling. Suggesting victims “suddenly deciding” they are modern slaves on the eve of deportation isn’t just inaccurate. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
New Hospitality report from @unseenuk.bsky.social: 485 potential slavery victims in hospitality. £20k debts, threats, substandard housing. This isn’t an opportunity, it’s exploitation. Bars & hotels must act — and so must the government. www.lbc.co.uk/article/hund...
Hundreds of modern slavery victims work in UK’s bars and hotels | LBC
Hundreds of people working in the UK’s bars, restaurants, hotels and campsites are suspected to be victims of modern slavery, some with debts as high as £30,000 after being
www.lbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
New Hospitality report from @unseenuk.bsky.social: 485 potential slavery victims in hospitality. £20k debts, threats, substandard housing. This isn’t an opportunity, it’s exploitation. Bars & hotels must act — and so must the government. www.lbc.co.uk/article/hund...
Trump’s plan to slash US$726m from global labour rights funding risks rolling back progress against child labour, forced labour & unsafe work worldwide. Cuts don’t just remove money—they weaken accountability and embolden abuse. www.equaltimes.org/trump-s-cuts...
Trump's cuts to global labour rights funding hits US$726m, new analysis reveals
More than US$726 million of funding to prevent child labour, modern slavery and workplace repression is set to be axed in a bonfire of worker protections being stoked by the Trump administration, Equa...
www.equaltimes.org
September 16, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Trump’s plan to slash US$726m from global labour rights funding risks rolling back progress against child labour, forced labour & unsafe work worldwide. Cuts don’t just remove money—they weaken accountability and embolden abuse. www.equaltimes.org/trump-s-cuts...
Government text warning test 1 minute 20 seconds late ⏰
September 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Government text warning test 1 minute 20 seconds late ⏰
8 new UK areas join devolved NRM pilot—cutting child exploitation decision wait times from 471 to 101 days. Empowering local safeguarding teams to act quickly embeds child-centred justice at its core. 🧵
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Faster support for child exploitation victims in expanded pilot
Eight new areas join pilot scheme reducing child trafficking victim decision times from 471 to 101 days, helping children access support faster.
www.gov.uk
September 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
8 new UK areas join devolved NRM pilot—cutting child exploitation decision wait times from 471 to 101 days. Empowering local safeguarding teams to act quickly embeds child-centred justice at its core. 🧵
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...