As COP26 unites world leaders to discuss climate action, we know that climate change is set to exacerbate already existing vulnerabilities to modern slavery. Therefore to tackle climate change, we must also tackle modern slavery.

On May 28, and for the first time, UNODC and IJM hosted a joint webinar to share experiences and best practices on providing critical assistance like legal representation to victims of human trafficking and improving programmes to ensure victims have better and more effective access to justice across the Latin America Region.

The UK has played a pivotal role in addressing modern slavery at home and abroad. IJM welcomes the review of the 2014 Modern Slavery Strategy, yet changes to the process of identifying and supporting survivors proposed in the New Plan for Immigration provide legitimate cause for concern and risk undoing progress made. Below, IJM UK outlines several recommendations.

The inaugural blog from IJM UK's Policy and Advocacy team highlights the work of IJM Ghana in tackling some of the worst forms of child labour, including child trafficking. We also explore the role of UK government and why securing children’s safety is critical to creating a generation that can lead the world into a brighter future.