Rise in Indian nationals at risk of modern slavery in UK
The National Referral Mechanism (NRM), which records potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, released the data for the year 2017. The data released by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) yesterday revealed that of the total figure, 25 were victims of domestic servitude, 90 of labour exploitation, 18 of sexual exploitation, and seven fell under the category of "unknown exploitation"
Under the NRM process, victims of modern slavery are referred by "first responders" to "competent authorities" such as the NCA Human Trafficking Unit and the UK Home Office, who then consider if the individual is a victim. Image source: YouTube