Alarming data shows trafficking victims reported by police
After calling law enforcement for help, trafficking victims in the U.K. are amongst the thousands of people reported to immigration by police. New data obtained through a freedom of information request by the Joint Council on the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI), a U.K. organization advocating for migrants’ rights, shows that between May 2020 and May 2022, 796 victims of modern slavery were referred by police to the Home Office. Supporting trafficking
