Santa Marta Group

Cardinal warns that COVID-19 has led to distress and poverty – something traffickers are exploiting.

Cardinal speaks at re-launch of the Bakhita Centre for Research on Slavery, Exploitation and Abuse at St Mary’s University.

The pandemic has highlighted the need for better management and monitoring of seasonal agricultural workers.

Kevin Hyland’s keynote for Caritas India’s webinar on the ‘Impact of Covid-19 on Trafficking in Persons’.

Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Santa Marta Group, has added his voice to the Crimestoppers’ #SlaveryonYourDoorstep campaign.

Senior Adviser to the Santa Marta Group gave an update on modern slavery in context with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Organisations fighting trafficking have written to the UN Secretary-General to ask that sex trafficked, prostituted and sexually exploited persons are included in its response to COVID-19.

Seasonal agricultural workers can fall victim to human trafficking and modern slavery. Kent is an area where some workers face tough conditions. The Santa Marta Group has organised two events in the county.