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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.
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
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 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
October 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Time to read on a bank holiday weekend is a rare pleasure.
August 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Oh dear Lord Hanson of @teamlabouruk.bsky.social the small boats isn’t another form of #humantrafficking. It’s smuggling. This explainer from the Home Office hopefully clarifies. Definitions really matter. www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=20...
July 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Baroness Hamwee asked the UK Gov how many victims of #humantrafficking referred to the National Referral Mechanism received a positive conclusive grounds decision. The answer shows the impact of the Nationality and Borders Act and the Illegal Migration Act. www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=20...
June 25, 2025 at 7:47 AM
There is just something wonderful about John Crace’s writing. This week’s digest flows from poignancy to laugh out loud. This line though got me as I too have that paw print: “As it is, I only have his paw print for company.” @mrjohncrace.bsky.social Don’t wait too long. We lasted 3 months
May 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Interesting speech in Parliament by @alpinkerton.bsky.social of the @libdems.org.uk party on immigration. Regardless of party, once again a politician who uses the term trafficking when talking about smuggling 😔 Hope this infographic informs you Al for the future.
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May 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Come on @sdoughtymp.bsky.social people smuggling and #humantrafficking are not the same nor interchangeable terms - here’s a helpful descriptor from the Home Office. Descriptions matter.
Conflating issues within the immigration debate is not helpful. Thanks www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=...
May 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Day 1 of the Free The Slaves - European Forum held at the Egmont Palace, Brussels focussing on Forced and Child Labour.
May 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Come on BBC Verify @rehakansara.bsky.social @shrutimenon.bsky.social and Mohammad Zubair Khan, people smuggling and human trafficking are not the same thing so please don’t use the terms interchangeably. Here’s an infographic showing the definitions - definitions matter. Great report though 🙏
May 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
A brilliant and powerful final night performance by @the-rsc.bsky.social of Edward II. Great cast and staging.
#EdwardII
April 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Great to be attending @resolvepoverty.org conference in Manchester.
March 13, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I was given this biscuit by a Ukrainian police officer over two years ago who is working to combat #humantrafficking caused by Putin’s illegal invasion. I told him I wouldn’t eat it until Ukraine was free again. Today is the 3rd anniversary of the war. #SlavaUkraini
February 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Wow this is not a good move by the UK Government.
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
An afternoon staring down the barrel. Speaking to the regional @itvnews.bsky.social teams about how to spot the signs of #modernslavery and to contact the Modern Slavery Helpline run by @unseenuk.bsky.social on 08000 121 700 if you have concerns or tip offs or need support. See you on the bulletins
February 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The @libdems.org.uk Home Affairs Spokesperson Lisa Smart sails close to the conflation wind of #smuggling and #humantrafficking in the debate on the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill. Here’s a little explainer of the differences.
February 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Maybe the Home Office need to read their publication again to understand the differences between smuggling and human trafficking
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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January 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Morning @thetimes.com Please correct your headline and not call or associate the small boats crossings as trafficking as it is smuggling. Helpful explainer from Home Office website for you on the differences. Definitions matter. Thanks.
January 2, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Well, John Hayes MP still doesn’t know the difference between smuggling and #humantrafficking. I hope Angela Eagle and the Home Office enlighten him when they answer his question. TheyWorkForYou www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=20...
December 4, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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December 3, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Yet of those 8.2% claiming to be victims, the percentage of positive reasonable grounds decisions has fallen from a five-year average of 62% to 32%, and the percentage of positive conclusive grounds decisions from 46% to 40%.
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What has changed - NABA and IMA.
November 29, 2024 at 1:02 PM
More on the impact of NABA and IMA on #modernslavery victims. The latest Small Boats statistics show that the percentage of arrivals claiming they are modern slavery victims has fallen from a five-year average of 11% to 8.2% this year. So small boat arrivals are overwhelmingly #smuggling - fact…
November 29, 2024 at 1:02 PM
This answer from Annaliese Dodds MP on illegal migration still shows the lack of clarity/understanding. There are inportant differences between #smuggling and #humantrafficking and what she is talking about is smuggling and not trafficking. Helpful explainer ⬇️
www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=20...
November 28, 2024 at 7:33 AM