EXPERT VIEWS-Five years on, is the UK's landmark anti-slavery law fit for purpose?

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FACTBOX-One in 185 a slave: snapshot of today's trade in humans

Human trafficking is one of the world's fastest growing criminal enterprises

INTERVIEW-Suspect or slave? Children caught in drug trade pose test for UK police

Thousands of children in Britain are estimated to be used by gangs to carry drugs from cities to rural areas, and are increasingly being coerced at a younger age

EXCLUSIVE-Thailand's human traffickers flout 99% of court orders to compensate victims

Although Thailand has rescued a record-breaking 1,000-plus trafficking victims this year, campaigners are concerned that the failure to pay compensation will leave them in danger

'Can do better' - UK upbraided over support for child slavery survivors

Experts in child trafficking agreed the system needed an overhaul, saying more must be done to slash red tape and speed trafficked children back into some sort of normal

Thai child trafficker sentenced to record 374 years in jail

Lawyers say the length of the sentence will act as a deterrent to other criminals

Lululemon investigates Bangladesh factory over workers' treatment

The workers said they were abused and paid only £85 a month - less than the price of a pair of leggings sold by the clothing company

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Qatar approves minimum wage law, scraps worker exit permits

Doha is keen to show it is tackling allegations of worker exploitation as it prepares to host the 2022 soccer World Cup

Canadian police arrest 31, lay over 300 charges in human trafficking investigation

Police has identified more than a dozen victims, the majority from Quebec but moved to Ontario and across Canada for sex trade purposes

Chocolate makers face ethical branding dilemma

The cocoa industry's efforts to source sustainably have been around for nearly two decades, though little has changed on the ground for farmers

OPINION: We are yet to win the fight against modern slavery

It is important to remember that slavery is sadly a crime which is with us today, often hidden in plain sight

OPINION: Is putting teeth into the Modern Slavery Act the solution to stop corporate supply chain exploitation?

We need to move away from profit-making as companies’ primary legal responsibility, and towards a wider statutory conception of corporate purpose that includes impacts on workers

OPINION: What still needs to be done to wipe out modern slavery in Britain

We are still not signalling clearly enough that slavery will not be tolerated on our shores if we do not confine its perpetrators for as long as they deprive their victims of their liberty