Operations Director at the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre @slaverypec. My employer isn't responsible for opinions, oddities or cats.
🌟A little while back we launched an update to our EDI Action Plan. In this video I cover the core operational areas where improvements have been made, and identify what more we can do. Keep an eye out for future videos from other members of the Ops Team!
What have we done to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in our work and what can we still improve?
Our Operations Director @KellyofRyan speaks about our work on EDI in our operations, following the publication of our EDI strategy and action plan👇
https://t.co/O1IkSj4mGC
The debate on the Illegal Migration Bill is heading to the House of Lords, so we're publishing an updated Explainer on its modern slavery clauses & a brief fact sheet.
Here's our Communications Director @jaksobik explaining what our analysis found.
https://t.co/neOryaRdMV
The UK Government announced its support for establishing a Global Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking.
Last year, a scoping study by @SlaveryPEC commissioned by the office of Theresa May & funded by @FCDOGovUK found a compelling need for such Commission.
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@Cash4Questions (1) definitely. Having gradually moved from being fully embedded in a university to academic-adjacent, I regularly see furrowed brows from colleagues when navigating university collaborations!
"The provisions of the Bill introduced yesterday by the Home Secretary, if enacted, would have serious implications for people affected by modern slavery." Short statement:
Pleased to see this new @SlaveryPEC research published today https://t.co/mQFe7298eV. The UK 🇬🇧 will work with partners to empower people with lived experience of #modernslavery in our international policy and programming work to end the scourge of human trafficking.
Funding call: climate change & modern slavery 📣
We are launching our latest call alongside #COP27. Projects may look at:
➡️ Environmental Social Governance policies, or
➡️ Integrating modern slavery into UK Govt climate change policies
Find our more 👇
https://t.co/emw5haSUy0
Calling all my data scientist friends and followers - our worlds are finally colliding again as the Modern Slavery PEC is funding projects to address modern slavery using data science methods.
Find out more at the link below!
📣 We have extended the deadline for our funding call using data science methods to:
➡️enhance understanding of modern slavery
➡️improve the effectiveness of laws and policies to address it.
New deadline 4pm (UK time) 11 August 2022
All details 👇
https://t.co/qpbWRbJtDb
We'll be speaking to the Human Trafficking Research Network organised by @QUBHRC about working with early career researchers on #modernslavery research. Join us through the link below 👇
Mandating Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) has been suggested as an effective measure to address modern slavery risks in supply chains.
Today we publish a policy brief analysing the evidence on the effectiveness of mandatory HRDD legislation.
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Job opportunity - Lived Experience Manager 📣
The role will lead on the development of @SlaveryPEC's work on engaging with people with lived experience.
Applicants to the post should have lived experience of modern slavery
Full details & how to apply 👇
https://t.co/gFCyzR7vnk
The new section on our website includes information to help to demystify funding. It includes:
➡️ How we fund research
➡️ How we work with funded researchers
➡️ The new research ideas form
➡️ A list of all of our funding calls
Check it out 👇
https://t.co/utfkkkkve3
If you've ever wanted to know more about who we are, what we want to do and how we're going to do it, this is what you've been waiting for!
I'm so happy that we're able to share with you this important piece of work we've been doing at the Modern Slavery PEC. Read more 👇
Today, we’re publishing our strategy outlining how we’re planning to transform the effectiveness of laws and policies to prevent #modernslavery and to enhance understanding of it.
A thread outlining key points: 👇👇👇
We are excited to host our first big conference together with @CPA_UK later today, with over 240 delegates and top speakers from across the world. Full programme: https://t.co/FLqZDEsWcR
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