November 2011, London
Both the global economic downturn and the pending London Olympic year bring issues around the exploitation of vulnerable workers into sharp focus in the UK. The wide-ranging nature of this exploitation and the opportunities for large companies to do more to prevent it were discussed by five expert speakers in front of an audience of about 130 people at ECCR's open debate 2011 at Friends House. Panellists Dr Stella Creasy MP, Catherine Howarth of FairPensions, D.I. Kevin Hyland of the Metropolitan Police Trafficking and Prostitution Unit, Dr Sasha Rakoff of OBJECT, and Bill Seddon of the Church Investors Group and Central Finance Board of the Methodist Church addressed a wide range of issues affecting vulnerable workers across many of the key Olympic sectors, leading to lively questions and debate from the floor.
Event report (pdf)
News release (pdf)
Event flyer (pdf)
ECCR has collaborated with US partner ICCR on engaging UK based companies, including Sainsbury, on human trafficking with regard to a June 2011 investor statement on human trafficking which ECCR co-signed.
