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Modern slavery is a term used to describe situations of serious exploitation where coercion, threat or deception are used to exploit victims and undermine or deprive them of their freedom. Modern slavery continues to exist in present day society, driven by exploiters who seek to generate personal and financial gain. Modern slavery may impact or involve your organisation, your suppliers, the suppliers of your suppliers, all the way through your supply chain. However, exploitation and coercion are not only limited to jobs in labour markets or where there is minimal legal protection. This blog post describes deceptive recruitment and how to overcome it with modern slavery training. Let us begin. What Is Deceptive Recruitment for Labour or Service? Deceptive recruitment, as the name suggests, is recruiting someone for labour or service on a false pretence. Once employed, the actual job scenario turns out to be different from what was promised. People might also be recruited for a higher sa...

Any behaviour or activity that leads to the exploitation of other people’s freedom for personal or commercial gains is known as modern slavery. Modern slavery continues to exist in present day society, driven by exploiters who seek to generate personal and financial gain. Governments across the globe are taking measures to counter this abuse and encourage businesses to provide modern slavery training in their workplaces. The spread of modern slavery Modern slavery generally starts with people from weaker sections of displaced or marginalised communities falling prey to manipulators who use coercion, threat, or deception to exploit their freedom. People coming from war-torn countries, regions suffering from natural calamities, or poor economies can be employed on false pretences and forced to perform unethical work or physically and psychologically strenuous work. It is not limited to a particular age group and often involves child labour. Many industries that use direct labour are more...

  The definition of modern slavery includes more than one form of human exploitation. Women, children, migrants, refugees, and people working with inadequate legal protection are at high risk. Children are often the easy targets as they can hardly fight back or confront their oppressors. Also, children are rarely aware of the laws and protection against modern slavery. Supply chains in many industries wrongfully practice child labour. Every organisation must ensure there are no children involved in slavery within their operations or supply chains. One way to achieve this is by implementing  modern slavery awareness training . Let us discuss the worst forms of child labour and how training can help prevent them. What are the worst forms of child labour? The worst forms of child labour include situations where children, under the age of 18, are exploited physically or involved in activities that limit their freedom, right to education, and growth. Some of these situations are wh...