Slave Trade

2007 was the bi-centenary of the passing of the Slave Trade Act in the UK which prohibited British vessels engaging in the slave trade. So, 200 years on, is it all ok now, surely that is just history?

Recent dates and events:

• 1999 Togo and Benin pass legislation on trafficking children
• 2000 Mali and Cote d'Ivoire sign child trafficking treaty
• 2001 An Etireno ship carries child slaves from Benin, Mali and Togo to work in Gabon catching press attention

People trafficking and bonded labour - it is still taking place. See Anti-slavery International, Emmaus against human trafficking or Stop the traffic (Justice for Children International) for more information.