It's a Penalty works collaboratively to end human trafficking, exploitation and abuse. We run local and global education and awareness campaigns highlighting penalties for offenders, the signs to look out for, and how to make a report.
Our Student Ambassador Programme educates and empowers UK university students to prevent human trafficking, the world's fastest growing crime.
It’s a Penalty run global campaigns during major sporting events such as the Olympic & Paralympic Games and the NFL Super Bowls, working in partnership with the sports, travel and tourism industry, NGO's, law enforcers and top athletes. We also advocate for legal reform to improve protection from sexual exploitation and abuse for children through our CommonProtect programme.
It is estimated that 49.6 million people are in modern slavery today, including 122,000 people in the UK. Human trafficking is the fastest growing and second-largest criminal industry in the world.
Students (particularly international students, female students and students from low-income backgrounds) are particularly at risk of human trafficking as most are living away from home for the first time. The cost-of-living crisis has made students even more vulnerable and so our work with universities is particularly important. Recently, over 50 international students were found in forced labour conditions in North Wales, county lines drug gangs have targeted university students crippled by debt, and forms of sexual exploitation that target students, such as sugar dating and sex for rent, have increased.
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Our Opportunities
As a Student Ambassador, you’ll support us to achieve our mission of ending human trafficking, the world's fastest growing crime. Carry out your choice of challenges to create a slavery-free community, educate others and advocate for change.
