Modern slavery in the United Kingdom: The illegal migration act risks undermining efforts to combat exploitation.
The Illegal Migration Act, which recently passed through the United Kingdom (UK) parliament, poses a serious threat to the well-being of victims of modern slavery and efforts to combat exploitation. The Act gives the UK Government greater powers to deny support and allow the detention and deportatio...
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| description | The Illegal Migration Act, which recently passed through the United Kingdom (UK) parliament, poses a serious threat to the well-being of victims of modern slavery and efforts to combat exploitation. The Act gives the UK Government greater powers to deny support and allow the detention and deportation of potential victims and has been widely criticised, including by medical associations and charities. Measures included in the Act risk perpetuating the deprivation of safety, dignity, and medical care experienced by victims, instead of providing the protections to which they should be entitled. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f98a66a56ecf473996230fc067435d502023-10-12T05:30:40ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762023-09-01209e100427910.1371/journal.pmed.1004279Modern slavery in the United Kingdom: The illegal migration act risks undermining efforts to combat exploitation.Sian OramThe Illegal Migration Act, which recently passed through the United Kingdom (UK) parliament, poses a serious threat to the well-being of victims of modern slavery and efforts to combat exploitation. The Act gives the UK Government greater powers to deny support and allow the detention and deportation of potential victims and has been widely criticised, including by medical associations and charities. Measures included in the Act risk perpetuating the deprivation of safety, dignity, and medical care experienced by victims, instead of providing the protections to which they should be entitled.https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1004279&type=printable |
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| title | Modern slavery in the United Kingdom: The illegal migration act risks undermining efforts to combat exploitation. |
| title_full | Modern slavery in the United Kingdom: The illegal migration act risks undermining efforts to combat exploitation. |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Modern slavery in the United Kingdom: The illegal migration act risks undermining efforts to combat exploitation. |
| title_short | Modern slavery in the United Kingdom: The illegal migration act risks undermining efforts to combat exploitation. |
| title_sort | modern slavery in the united kingdom the illegal migration act risks undermining efforts to combat exploitation |
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