Meet
the task force
The task force is a group of professional people: doctors, surgeons, academics, political leaders, teachers, survivors of slavery and others who have a passion to educate, advise, change policies, and join in the fight against the injustice of modern-day slavery and trafficking in persons.
Standing up
against
human trafficking
trafficking in persons.
The task force work together in partnership with different organizations including Serve the City, Go relentless and others
working in the fight against human slavery.
People from the task force will go into hospitals, medical schools, universities, schools, businesses, governments, police stations and more to give training on modern day slavery/trafficking awareness, what it is, how to spot it and what to do.
The task force has been set up in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands and the USA. It will also be set up in other countries in Europe and around the world in the future.
Why this task force?
Both in the UK and around the world, human trafficking education presents an important opportunity to address human rights and safeguarding for a generation of new doctors, the police, politicians, school children and businesses.
Doctors and other health care professionals may encounter victims of human trafficking/modern day slavery more often than they realise. Doctors are in a unique position to help a victim. 85% of victims have contact with a health care worker (doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives and staff in primary care) while being trafficked; 80% in the first year. A survey of 1000 doctors showed that fewer than 10% of them ever suspected that they had been in contact with a victim of slavery and only 20% of these said they would know what to do if they encountered a victim. 87% of NHS professionals reported a lack of knowledge in identifying trafficked people and 78% reported insufficient training, limiting their ability to assist potential victims.
It's the same story across the world. Medical education about trafficking in the UK and other countries is often absent. To produce future clinicians who are competent and capable, there is a critical need for education on trafficking/modern-day slavery to be put into the curriculum. Medical students, as future clinicians, need education and the tools that allow them to perform a crucial role in intervention, identifying, assessing and referring the trafficked individuals. The safety and quality of care delivered to trafficked persons requires clinicians to have a good knowledge both of trafficking/slavery including the clinical indicators and appropriate responses within the health care setting to the relevant bodies.
School children also need to be educated in human trafficking/slavery to equip, protect and make them aware of this terrible crime that happens in every country and town. The taskforce can send people to give a talk/training. The training will be adapted according to the group participating.
To invite us to come and give training or a talk please go to the connect/invite tab and send us an email or give us a call.
