Such, E. orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-3357, Jaipaul, R. and Salway, S. (2020) Modern slavery in the UK: how should the health sector be responding? Journal of Public Health, 42 (1). pp. 216-220. ISSN 1741-3842
Abstract
Modern slavery is crime of extreme exploitation. It includes the use of coercion, force, deception and abuse of vulnerability for such purposes as trafficking, labour, sexual exploitation, forced criminal activity and domestic servitude. It is a topic of growing interest in the UK and beyond as it has emerged as an issue of considerable scale and consequence. To date, debates have been dominated by a law enforcement perspective. Less apparent has been an articulation of the implications of modern slavery for the health sector. This is despite growing evidence of the dire physical and mental health consequences for survivors. This paper addresses this gap by confronting a series of issues relevant to UK health systems. After describing what is modern slavery and the nature of the problem, we identify how the health sector has responded to date. We then articulate how health services and public health can more coherently and systematically meet the challenges of modern slavery through policy and practice. Finally, we present a call for the health sector to position itself as a central to the wellbeing of survivors and as a fundamental ally in modern slavery prevention.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Public Health. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | health promotion; health services; public health; trafficking |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL MC_PC_15062 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2018 09:13 |
Last Modified: | 02 Nov 2021 15:10 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pubmed/fdy217 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:139466 |