"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin-Luther King Jnr
The louder the public shout, the more active politicians will become.
There are a number of things you can do to help fight Human Trafficking.
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter."
Martin-Luther King Jnr
The louder the public shout, the more active politicians will become.
There are a number of things you can do to help fight Human Trafficking.
ECPAT and The Body Shop have launched a global petition as part of their three-year campaign to stop child trafficking. As part of the UK campaign, ECPAT UK is calling on the Government to provide greater care and protection for child victims of trafficking.
ECPAT UK is asking people to sign the petition online or in any of The Body Shop stores across the UK. The petition specifically calls on the Government to develop a system of guardianship for children who have been trafficked. A system of guardianship would mean that every child victim of trafficking would have: -
· someone with parental responsibility to care for and support them and take decisions based on their best interests;
· someone to ensure they receive the educational, medical, practical and legal support they need to help rebuild their lives.
A system of guardianship is a requirement of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, and is a key recommendation of the UK Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group, made up of nine leading charities, including ECPAT UK and UNICEF UK.
You can sign the petition online and read more about the campaign at http://www.ecpat.org.uk/body_shop_campaign.html
For further information, please contact Andrew Howard, ECPAT UK Campaigns Officer, on 020 7233 9887 or at a.howard@ecpat.org.uk
Join our Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/pages/UK-All-Party-Parliamentary-Group-against-Human-Trafficking/306658821857?ref=ts). We will update the group with our progress and with news of forthcoming events and legislation.
Write to or email your Member of Parliament. Speak up for those who cannot. You can find the contact details for your MP here. Tell your MP that you care about this issue! The more awareness of this issue that we can achieve, the more action will follow. MPs' websites are great platforms to highlight issues. Ask your MP to use a page on his or her website to bring attention to this issue and that links to this site.
ECPAT UK is also asking people to email their MPs to urge them to sign EDM 513 on guardianship. You can also take this action on our website at http://www.ecpat.org.uk/body_shop_campaign.html
Join our Facebook Group here!
Tell your MP that you care about this issue!! You can find the Contact details for your MP here
The more awareness of this issue that we can achieve, the better. MPs' websites are great platforms to highlight issues.
Ask your MP to use a page on his or her website to bring attention to this issue and that links to this site.
