Yesterday, the Government published its response to the recommendations made by the Modern Slavery Act Review. The Review, commissioned by Government and undertaken by Frank Field MP, Maria Miller MP and Baroness Butler-Sloss, made 80 recommendations on ways in which the Government might strengthen this legislation and its application. FLEX responds to the Government's response here.

FLEX is pleased to announce our new Chief Executive is Lucila Granada, who starts her role with us this week. Lucila looks forward to leading FLEX to tackle human trafficking for labour exploitation, focusing on labour rights for all, and protections and empowerment for those at risk of, or experiencing, abuse and exploitation. 

Today, FLEX publishes two policy briefings on cocoa and garment supply chains respectively, finding workplace abuse, poverty and gender-based discrimination and more. The findings in these briefings come from a research project led by the University of Liverpool and funded by the British Academy with the Department for International Development. It sought to assess how transparency in supply chains for chocolate and clothes can help to protect human rights, including children’s rights, and the wellbeing of workers in low and middle-income countries.

Today FLEX publishes a new report entitled 'The risks of exploitation in temporary migration programmes: A FLEX response to the 2018 Immigration White Paper', along with a complementary policy briefing. These papers look in-depth at the three temporary migration programmes proposed in the 2018 Immigration White Paper, drawing on international and historical examples to show why these schemes pose a risk of labour abuse and exploitation. They provide constructive recommendations for Government on how to protect post-Brexit Britain from increased human trafficking for labour exploitation.