Human Rights Day is recognised internationally on 10th December every year. 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – adopted on this date in 1948. This document declares the rights which everyone is...
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Today the Shiva Foundation is launching the Stop Slavery Blueprint and free online toolkit for the hotel industry. The toolkit, which includes guidance, templates and training, provides practical measures to address some of the main risk areas...
MoreWorld Day against Trafficking in Persons 2018
Today is the World Day against Trafficking in Persons, established by the United Nations to raise awareness and bring everyone together around the key issues of prevention, protection, and prosecution for human trafficking. The act of human...
MoreTackling Modern Slavery in Hotels
Globally, 40.3 million people are estimated to be living in slavery. In the UK, there are an estimated 13,000 people living in exploitative conditions. With more than 1 in 10 people working in hospitality around the world, the sector has the...
MoreInternational Day for the Abolition of Slavery
International Day for the Abolition Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of...
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