AIBU to think human trafficking only happens in foreign countries and not in this country?

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I’ve been hearing a lot about trafficking lately and always thought it only happens in foreign countries but rarely if ever in the UK as it’s never been a thing or talked about round here. I know a random thread to start but how in this country do they get away with it in this day and age with technology being how it is?

Absolutely. People having coke parties or a line with their dinner party mates need to be told time and again that not only are they destroying rainforest at a far faster rate than anything else, but they are complicit in human trafficking and exploitation of poor people the world over and children in the UK being caught up in County Lines.

Chances are they are Vietnamese

Have you been living in a cave until recently?

Because you will find in the uk media many, many stories of women being trafficked to be forced into prostitution, people being kept as 'house slaves and criminal gangs exploiting the labour of illegal immigrants in this country and forcing them to live and work in appalling conditions...

@Lovesstaggbeetle

Thank fully... We've not seen too much in the news in recent years so hopefully we are tackling it.

More likely there's a lack of will. The authorities prefer the carpets and brooms approach. Because something to do with diversity and strength.

You must be in the wind up or you never read or see the news, or just plain thick. How do you think illegal immigration’s happen?

County lines is much more than drug dealing and can very much mean human trafficking.

In my hometown there is one nail bar that is always packed

I know so many women who use it

Every 6 months or so,it gets raided,found to have 'illegals',is closed down again and re-opens weeks later

And everyone is 'oh my god!I can't believe that hw nails has been found to have had trafficked girls'

And then they go back and have their nails done again

6 months later....

On my second date with dp,we went to a Chinese restaurant

The following day,it got raided and closed down

Same problem with the staff

(I still feel awful as it had a reputation for this but I'd not heard at the time)

Tesco had them years ago-park your car and while you shop,you could have your car cleaned for £7

It's everywhere-once you open your eyes

I’m sorry OP but this post is very ignorant! I’m guessing you don’t live near a major city. Of course it happens everywhere. I actually think it’s scarily obvious in London.

Human trafficking absolutely happens here!! County Lines, chicken shops, car washes and nail bars....

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov

Phone numbers for reporting and more info here

Thank you I have reported it on the modern slavery helpline.

Please be aware that trafficking and people smuggling are not the same thing. People automatically think of nail bars, chicken shops, American sweet shops etc when they think about trafficking. There is also a huge problem across the country with British citizens being trafficked. Many of these are children that are used in county lines activity and are trafficked to another part of the country. Young British women, girls and boys being trafficked into the sex trade. Any of whom are recruited into county lines initially. It's not all about foreigners being brought into the country. It can be much harder to spot the uk nationals that are being trafficked because most people don't even realise that's what it is.

Nail bars, car washes, fruit & veg picking, brothels, flower picking etc …..

All these services that are dirt cheap are run on slave labour, it is all over. Do you not wonder how they can run a business charging next to nothing?

there was a good post on here recently about a bouquet of flowers, someone was moaning about the the costs. There were quite a few replies saying they get beautiful flowers for a fiver and how the OP was ripped off. The reason their flowers are so cheap is because of slave labour working conditions.

There are particular industries and cultural groups where its a known problem.

A friend works in a legal service where it comes up and said one area of concern is domestic staff in some migrant communities from countries where labour is cheaper where its more normal to have servants. People are are brought here (sometimes illegally) then have passports taken & aren't paid.

I suspect that the OP is maybe AI or not asking genuine questions, however… this is an excellent thread, and regardless of the origin it’s so important that we talk about and educate ourselves and each other on this. There is so much ignorance on the topic and that’s what allows this ‘industry’ to thrive, ignorance and the fear of misunderstanding/offending someone.

Link please

Ex police despatch officer.
YABU. And naive. It happens.
Often.

@Misthios of course some are flying in. Also ferries ??

Fruit pickers, nail bars, hand car washes, sex workers.

I remember about 10 years ago a major raid on a fruit farm in Kent, many young men and women stuck in shipping containers on the farm with no light and inadequate facilities. All trafficked.

Are you joking? Your username seems appropriate.

How do they fly them in? A private plane?

Loads of ways!

Trucks/chunnel
Small boats
Student visas
Tourist visa "visiting family" then disappear

It's everywhere. I support victims of trafficking and it's never ending.
Some of the people have been moved through multiple countries and exploited in every one, some are from the UK and.have been exploited in different locations here.

To clarify I was talking about the cruise ship bit not Madeleine McCann. I’ve tried googling but found nothing.

So are there any legitimate nail salons, car washes ? How can we tell ?

There are clear signs!

1. You are paying fuck all.
2. You are paying in cash
3. The people providing the service don't speak much english and there's one "overseer" who does who's also dealing with all the money

By contrast

1. Nail tech is speaking fluent English
2. handles the money themselves
3. has her own phone in her pocket & maybe it rings between appointments
4. Chats to you about the local community - schools, churches, pubs, sports clubs
5. Is paid enough to be earning prob £15/h themselves on top of costs for equipment, energy usage, travel between appointments etc

Less likely to be trafficked

If its cheap there's a way they make it cheap.

@BouleDeSuif That sounds harrowing. Hope you’re in a better place now?