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anti-slavery business resources

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No matter your sector or business size, the risks of modern slavery and worker exploitation are real. Based on our extensive experience, we’ve developed a comprehensive list of free resources, designed to empower you with the tools, tips, and strategies needed to build a robust anti-slavery approach.

self-assess your business for modern slavery risks

Evaluate your business’s current approach to modern slavery with our free online self-assessment questionnaire. This easy-to-use tool will help you:

Assess potential risks in your supply chains and operations.

Understand your exposure to forced labour. 

Prioritise areas for improvement to strengthen your ethical practices.

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build a modern slavery statement

The 2015 Modern Slavery Act requires larger businesses to have a modern slavery statement, but we encourage all companies to take a proactive approach. Our user-friendly online statement builder makes it simple to: 

Gather the necessary information to fulfill your legal obligations.

Develop a clear and concise statement that reflects your business’s approach to modern slavery.

Ensure compliance with the Modern Slavery Act and follow best practices.

build your statement

sme anti-slavery toolkit

Specifically designed for small and medium-sized enterprises, our toolkit will help you:

Identify and mitigate modern slavery risks with our step-by-step guide.

Learn best practices for ethical sourcing and procurement.

Streamline your anti-slavery efforts with our risk assessment tools and checklists.

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SME Anti-Slavery Toolkit for Recruitment

Developed in collaboration with the Recruitment and Employment Confederation for small and medium-sized enterprises in the recruitment sector, this toolkit provides:

Tailored advice for recruiters to safeguard against modern slavery risks.

Guidance on identifying potential victims of exploitation.

Best practices for ethical recruitment and agency staff management.

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business services

Build a more ethical business with our expert services. We tailor them to your specific needs, helping you implement ethical practices and ensure a slavery-free supply chain.

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modern slavery training

As operators of the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, we offer unparalleled CPD-accredited training. Integrating real-life case studies and statistics, we ensure your learning experience is impactful.

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collaborative hubs

By combining knowledge and experience, our collaborative hubs tackle modern slavery across the construction and finance sectors. Discover how our Hubs can benefit you.

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Justine Currell

As I came to understand more about the issue, including through a visit to an Unseen safehouse, I knew I needed to do more to stop this abuse and exploitation.

For the last five years of my Civil Service career, I was the Modern Slavery Senior Policy Advisor in the Home Office and led on development of the Modern Slavery Act, including the transparency in supply chains provision and business guidance.

I joined Unseen to lead the development of the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, and Unseen’s work with businesses. I am regularly called upon to present at national and international conferences and use my experience of working with Ministers to influence other governments internationally to take action to address modern slavery and, in particular, business supply chain issues.

In my spare time I enjoy keeping fit, music, reading and travelling.

Andrew Wallis

What ultimately compelled me to act was a report on how people from Eastern Europe were being trafficked through Bristol airport to the USA. Kate Garbers, who went on to be an Unseen Director, and I wrote to all the city councillors, MPs and the Police Chief Constable challenging them on the issue. The challenge came back to us: this city needs safe housing for trafficked women. And so Unseen began.

But we never wanted Unseen to be just about safe housing. We wanted to end slavery once and for all, and that remains our driving focus.

I chaired the working group for the Centre for Social Justice’s landmark report “It Happens Here: Equipping the United Kingdom to Fight Modern Slavery”. This is now acknowledged as the catalyst behind the UK’s Modern Slavery Act of 2015. It was a great honour to be awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours that year. On the other hand, I’ve also been described as “the loveliest disrupter you could ever hope to meet”.

This job has taken me from building flat-pack furniture for safehouses, to working with businesses to address slavery in supply chains, to delivering training, raising awareness and advising governments around the world.

When not at work, I enjoy travelling, spending time with my dog Harley, cooking, supporting Liverpool and Yorkshire CC, music (I’m a former DJ) and endurance events such as the Three Peaks Challenge and Tribe Freedom Runs – which I vow never to do again. Until the next time.