Together, we can be the generation to end human trafficking
Tim Nelson, CEO of anti-trafficking charity Hope for Justice, reveals the shocking truth about slavery in the UK and highlights how you can make a difference
Modern slavery is a reality in the UK and in our world today. Men, women and children are sold and traded, stripped of dignity and privacy and hope, forced to work or made to commit crimes, trapped in domestic servitude, or pushed into the sex trade. It is an affront to Christians everywhere.
There are no exact figures, because this is a hidden crime, but it is estimated that there are 50 million people living in modern slavery worldwide. About 122,000 of them are in the UK. Numbers...
I think of Solin,* a teenage girl in Vietnam whose family were tricked by a trafficker who forced her into exploitative labour in exchange for a kilo of sugar.
I think of Elita,* who was told she was going to be working at a hotel in the Midlands – but it was a brothel, where they used drugs to keep her compliant. ...
Profiting from human misery
Deceived victims are kept in these conditions through violence, fraud or coercion, and often end up living and working in abominable circumstances. There are almost certainly...
It is an evil crime, profiting from human misery and taking people’s freedom in humiliating and often barbaric ways. That’s why Hope for Justice was founded 15 years ago. We are committed to... ...
The power of prayer
We could not do any of this without dedicated supporters. Abolition groups around the country meet and pray and fundraise for us; businesses and individual donors feel called to support our...
Many of those we help have faced such trauma and exploitation that I can’t even imagine or begin to communicate to you. Pray for them, that whatever is in their past, their future is greater....
We believe that freedom is worth the fight. If you believe that too, we would ask you to join us. Churches and individuals can be part of bringing hope and freedom to people trapped in...
*Real case studies of people helped by Hope for Justice; names changed to protect survivors’ identities ...
