As part of a regional programme of support, we provide access to Modern Day Slavery resources and exploitation support to help organisations ensure safety, compliance, and best practice.
This includes signposting to safeguarding services, guidance for employing overseas workers, and local partnerships working to combat exploitation.
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Directory
The Directory for Safeguarding and Wellbeing Services, featuring key services across the West Midlands and nationally, includes:
- Organisations to contact if you’re worried about someone’s safety or wellbeing
- Services to report concerns about an employer or workplace practices
- Signposting to support for those affected by abuse, exploitation, crime, or harmful behaviour
It is designed to provide quick access to help, advice, and action.
West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network
West Midlands Anti-Slavery Network brings together partner organisations to combat modern slavery, human trafficking, and exploitation. Through direct victim support, identifying gaps, influencing change, and facilitating solutions, we strive to protect and advocate for the vulnerable in our community.
Compliance Guide: Ensuring Compliance with Overseas Workers Employments Rights & Safety
West Midlands Employers have published a new guide, in partnership with WM-ADASS, for care providers across the West Midlands: ‘Modern Day slavery: Ensuring Compliance with Overseas workers Employment Rights and Safety.’
Sandwell Anti–Slavery Partnership Guide: Responding to Modern slavery in the care sector
This guide sets out how to respond to the increasing instances of modern slavery and exploitation among skilled care workers in the local care sector. It offers clarity, direction, and actionable steps for council staff, partners, and stakeholders to address the issue.
Helping International Care Workers Stay Safe
We have pulled together links to key organisations to help international care workers stay safe while they work in the West Midlands.
