Stop human trafficking

Today, Friday 18 October, is Anti-Slavery Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of human trafficking and modern slavery, and encourage government, local authorities, companies, charities and individuals to do what they can to address the problem.

The Modern Slavery Act (MSA) became law in 2015 and one of the aims was for organisations to provide transparency in their supply chains to help eradicate modern slavery and human trafficking.

In 2018, Royal Mail became a member of the Greater Manchester Modern Slavery Business Network. The network brings together the police, general public, local authorities, and charities such as, STOP THE TRAFFIK among others to protect the vulnerable, and safeguard those at risk from becoming victims, or perpetrators.

Collaborating and sharing best practice amongst national organisations allows us to seek feedback on the effectiveness of our mitigation measures; learn about what works well for other organisations; and coordinate with their efforts in the fight against modern slavery and human trafficking.

The required effort from many different organisations shows that this is a very real problem in the UK today. This BBC article from July details how the UK's biggest ever modern slavery prosecution resulted in the jailing of eight human traffickers.

Click here to read the Royal Mail Modern Slavery Act statement. If you have any questions, please email Group Compliance at group.compliance@royalmail.com.