The West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network (WMASN) are hosting a volunteer interest morning to discuss the upcoming opportunities in our 'Place of Safety' safe house and the wider network.

This is an informal event consisting of a short presentation of who we are, what the projects are and how you can get involved.

Please feel free to come along to hear about who we are and what we're up to, but you're also welcome to "drop in" if you just want to ask a question or leave us your details.

Timings: 

10:15-10:45 - WMASN Presentation

10:45 - 11:45 - Q&A, discussion, how to apply - Drop in

Please share this event with anyone you think would be interested in learning more.

There is no obligation to sign up on the day.

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The West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network connects the various agencies involved in tackling modern day slavery in the West Midlands and beyond. They recently were awarded Big Lottery Funding to develop a 'place of safety' project for adult male suvivors of human trafficking or modern slavery post-rescue and prior to entering the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). Volunteers will be an essential part of creating a welcoming, warm and safe environment for survivors to recover whilst they make an informed decision about their future.

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Human trafficking or trafficking in persons is defined by the UN in the Palermo Protocol as the act of: “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons.”

By the means of,

“threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.” (Article 3a, Palermo Protocol, 2000).

Exploitation for modern slavery purposes is defined to include: sexual exploitation, forced labour, domestic servitude and organ trafficking.

Importantly, trafficking in the UK occurs not just internationally, but domestically across regions. Find more info about Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in the UK here:

https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/282-national-referral-mechanism-statistics-end-of-year-summary-2018/file