Andrew Wallis OBE
@andrewwallis.bsky.social
CEO of Multi-Award Winning Charity Unseen. Support Liverpool Football Club & Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Varied & multiple views my own. World Citizen.
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A starter pack for anyone wanting to find organisations and individuals working to end modern slavery. Let me know if you want to be added or have escaped to here from the cesspit.
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Can we get this flipping petition to 100,000?? We really need to know how Russia has fucked up our country and who enabled it ( farage? Just asking the question)
I've signed. Have you?
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Can we get this flipping petition to 100,000?? We really need to know how Russia has fucked up our country and who enabled it ( farage? Just asking the question)
I’ve always got time to listen/read what Luis C.deBaca has to say on the subject of #humantrafficking. Read more here www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
@opendemocracy.net
@opendemocracy.net
Is Trump 2.0 killing off US anti-trafficking work?
The White House is dangerously close to making anti-trafficking what the critics always said it was: flash and fluff
www.opendemocracy.net
November 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’ve always got time to listen/read what Luis C.deBaca has to say on the subject of #humantrafficking. Read more here www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
@opendemocracy.net
@opendemocracy.net
Three days in Vienna speaking at the OSCE at the Partnership between Civil Society and Public Sector in the Implementation of the Ukraine’s State Programme on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings.
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Three days in Vienna speaking at the OSCE at the Partnership between Civil Society and Public Sector in the Implementation of the Ukraine’s State Programme on Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings.
Joint letter to Shabana Mahmood, UK Home Secretary, from the CEOs of the leading anti slavery organisations calling on her to rethink the conflation of modern slavery and immigration. Please read and share widely. Thank you! www.unseenuk.org/joint-statem...
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
Joint statement from CEOs on modern slavery protections and the 'Restoring order and control' policy paper - Unseen
In response to the UK government’s recent policy paper, Restoring order and control (November 2025), the CEOs of leading anti-slavery charities have written to the Home Secretary to raise concerns abo...
www.unseenuk.org
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Joint letter to Shabana Mahmood, UK Home Secretary, from the CEOs of the leading anti slavery organisations calling on her to rethink the conflation of modern slavery and immigration. Please read and share widely. Thank you! www.unseenuk.org/joint-statem...
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
More then 2,000 trafficked children and lone child asylum seekers missing from UK councils’ care
Charities say vulnerable young people are being failed by local authorities, the police and central government
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
How is this not the top story on every news bulletin?
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This has been happening for years and instead of doing anything to protect children successive governments have made the situation worse. This isn't just on councils. It is part of failings on a State level.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Ongoing problems in the construction sector highlighted by @unseenuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
UK construction workers at risk from modern slavery, charity warns
Helpline run by Unseen receives hundreds of calls a year from potential victims of exploitation
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Ongoing problems in the construction sector highlighted by @unseenuk.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Transparency drives performance. The CCLA benchmark proves that when #modernslavery performance becomes visible and comparable, companies improve.
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Transparency drives performance. The CCLA benchmark proves that when #modernslavery performance becomes visible and comparable, companies improve.
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The western Chinese region of Xinjiang dramatically increased tomato cultivation and processing in recent years, but slumping sales to Italy and other western European markets have left it sitting on a vast stockpile of unsold paste. on.ft.com/4i5bFtZ
November 16, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The western Chinese region of Xinjiang dramatically increased tomato cultivation and processing in recent years, but slumping sales to Italy and other western European markets have left it sitting on a vast stockpile of unsold paste. on.ft.com/4i5bFtZ
The ongoing problems with the UK’s Season Workers Scheme - time for a radical overhaul? www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
Why major unions refuse to organise seasonal farm workers
Farm workers go on unofficial strikes as their temporary visas create barriers to union membership
www.thebureauinvestigates.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The ongoing problems with the UK’s Season Workers Scheme - time for a radical overhaul? www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
#ModernSlavery is transnational, but it is not immigration @teamlabouruk.bsky.social www.rocu.police.uk/news/2025/no...
International arrests in Cambridge-linked slavery and trafficking investigation
Police in Romania have arrested three men as part of ongoing enquiries into a suspected modern slavery and human trafficking network in Cambridge.
www.rocu.police.uk
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#ModernSlavery is transnational, but it is not immigration @teamlabouruk.bsky.social www.rocu.police.uk/news/2025/no...
Record number of victims of #modernslavery being identified in the UK but access to support services harder than ever. Can someone square that circle?
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Reports of modern slavery in UK hit record highs
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Record number of victims of #modernslavery being identified in the UK but access to support services harder than ever. Can someone square that circle?
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
China pressured Sheffield Hallam University to drop human-rights research by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social into #forcedlabour, undermining academic freedom and global accountability. #AcademicFreedom #China #HumanRights #Uyghurs
November 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
China pressured Sheffield Hallam University to drop human-rights research by @lauratmurphy.bsky.social into #forcedlabour, undermining academic freedom and global accountability. #AcademicFreedom #China #HumanRights #Uyghurs
Kavin came to the UK legally on a skilled worker visa with hopes and dreams. His manager—who sponsored his visa—took his phone, passport, and documents. Forced him to work endless hours. Paid him £100 for a month’s work. Beat him. Threatened deportation if he complained. 🧵
November 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Kavin came to the UK legally on a skilled worker visa with hopes and dreams. His manager—who sponsored his visa—took his phone, passport, and documents. Forced him to work endless hours. Paid him £100 for a month’s work. Beat him. Threatened deportation if he complained. 🧵
We wouldn’t “treat a dog” like this, yet human beings are turned into nothing more than a commodity, exploited for the sole purpose of making money. This is #modernslavery in the UK today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
North East modern slavery victim 'treated like a dog' - BBC News
One man says he was forced to crawl naked through sewers to steal electricity for a gang.
www.bbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We wouldn’t “treat a dog” like this, yet human beings are turned into nothing more than a commodity, exploited for the sole purpose of making money. This is #modernslavery in the UK today.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The intersectionality of crime #modernslavery www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-mi...
Hordes of car parts and stolen vehicles found as officers raid storage site
Stolen vehicles, hordes of car parts, and modern slavery offences were all discovered during a joint operation to lift the lid on crime taking place at a site in Sandwell.
www.westmidlands.police.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The intersectionality of crime #modernslavery www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-mi...
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Our Helpline is lighting up two major cities! Bristol and London 🌆
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
October 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Our Helpline is lighting up two major cities! Bristol and London 🌆
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
Modern slavery happens in plain sight, but we can help stop it. Our free, confidential, 365 days a year Helpline is open for anyone needing support or wanting to report exploitation.
#ModernSlavery #HumanRights
Watch this.
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary
Tina Frundt is one of Washington DC’s most experienced specialists in protecting children from sex trafficking, where she fights to create an environment where some of America’s most vulnerable childr...
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Watch this.
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Give me shelter: protecting trafficked children in the US - documentary www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🧵 Wealthy individuals benefit from a multitude of tax loopholes. For example, inheritance tax loopholes, generally exploited by wealthy families, cost £1.7 billion in lost tax every year. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Modern slavery loophole that let a serial burglar stay in Britain
Lorenc Hysa, 32, used his freedom during the drawn-out legal process to carry out a spree of burglaries in Kent, where he 'ruthlessly' targeted precious jewellery.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🧵 Wealthy individuals benefit from a multitude of tax loopholes. For example, inheritance tax loopholes, generally exploited by wealthy families, cost £1.7 billion in lost tax every year. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Chancellor blames #Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy. Shock, horror, who would have thought it! Time to rejoin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chancellor blames Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy
Rachel Reeves made the comments about the 2020 deal at a key meeting of the world's leading finance ministers and central bankers.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Chancellor blames #Brexit deal for long-term damage to economy. Shock, horror, who would have thought it! Time to rejoin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Late again, overcrowded, no catering service it can only be another journey on @crosscountryuk.bsky.social and sending before there is no mobile signal as well. 🚊🛜
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Late again, overcrowded, no catering service it can only be another journey on @crosscountryuk.bsky.social and sending before there is no mobile signal as well. 🚊🛜
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Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
The high price of exploitation: modern slavery’s £60bn hit to the UK - Unseen
Modern slavery is estimated to be costing the UK £60bn. Read Unseen's new report on how modern slavery is costing you and your community.
unseenuk.org
October 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
Modern slavery isn’t just a moral outrage — it’s an economic black hole.
Unseen’s @unseenuk.bsky.social new report finds it costs the UK £60 billion a year — around 2% of GDP.
➡️ unseenuk.org/the-high-price-of-exploitation-modern-slaverys-60bn-hit-to-the-uk
Great reporting by Marina Jenkins on ITV News about the nature and scale of the problem of #modernslavery in the UK. Happy to have supported and be interviewed by her. youtu.be/N8WkB6gBbvk?...
Britain's modern slavery crisis: Joining police on undercover operations | ITV News
YouTube video by ITV News
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October 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Great reporting by Marina Jenkins on ITV News about the nature and scale of the problem of #modernslavery in the UK. Happy to have supported and be interviewed by her. youtu.be/N8WkB6gBbvk?...
Oh surprise surprise but here we go again @russellfindlay.bsky.social of the @scottories.bsky.social deliberately conflating immigration (smuggling) with #humantrafficking www.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2025-...
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Oh surprise surprise but here we go again @russellfindlay.bsky.social of the @scottories.bsky.social deliberately conflating immigration (smuggling) with #humantrafficking www.theyworkforyou.com/sp/?id=2025-...
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
I hope this explainer helps. Definitions matter & terms are not interchangeable. Thanks
