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London startup
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Elon Musk's Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online

Criminals in Myanmar are using Starlink to facilitate online scams, complicating rescue efforts for enslaved workers.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Record high modern slavery referrals shows shocking scale' of issue in UK

Record high of almost 20,000 potential modern slavery victims referred in the UK, reflecting awareness and the severity of the issue.
London startup
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Elon Musk's Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online

Criminals in Myanmar are using Starlink to facilitate online scams, complicating rescue efforts for enslaved workers.
UK news
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

Record high modern slavery referrals shows shocking scale' of issue in UK

Record high of almost 20,000 potential modern slavery victims referred in the UK, reflecting awareness and the severity of the issue.
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Renovation
fromHomebuilding & Renovating
1 month ago

Will the UK's solar power boom be built on the back of slave labour?

The UK's clean energy transition could be reliant on modern slavery linked to solar panel manufacturing.
Debate highlights concerns over supply chains that include materials sourced unethically.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Labour accused of turning blind eye to slavery' over solar panels made in China

Ministers are criticized for removing legal protections against spending public money on solar panels linked to forced labor in China.
Renovation
fromHomebuilding & Renovating
1 month ago

Will the UK's solar power boom be built on the back of slave labour?

The UK's clean energy transition could be reliant on modern slavery linked to solar panel manufacturing.
Debate highlights concerns over supply chains that include materials sourced unethically.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Labour accused of turning blind eye to slavery' over solar panels made in China

Ministers are criticized for removing legal protections against spending public money on solar panels linked to forced labor in China.
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fromwww.standard.co.uk
4 weeks ago

Hundreds of arrests, guns, knives and 540,000 seized in rail police crackdown on county lines gangs

In the past year, police have successfully identified 68 addresses taken over by drug gangs in a process known as cuckooing.
London politics
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Crackdown on cannabis cultivation sees 48m worth of drugs seized

A major police operation led to the seizure of cannabis plants valued at £48 million and 242 arrests in England and Wales.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

UK risks becoming dumping ground for goods from exploited workers, MPs say

Action is needed to close loopholes allowing exploitation of workers and protect British businesses from unethical competition.
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