Thanks to Annette Maudsley of SI Liverpool, a Border Control Officer and Lead for “Stop the Traffik” campaign in Liverpool, for her talk about how to spot signs of MDS in the local community.
Annette’s presentation provided a shocking insight into both this insidious aspect of today’s society and the work of the Police, Border Control officers at ports and airports, and local social services all over the country, to identify victims and support them in reintegrating back into society. Also, the enormous challenges of tracking down the gang masters behind human trafficking in its various forms and the types of exploitation involved, such as prostitution, forced labour, domestic servitude, organ harvesting, forced crime, forced marriage and the drugs trade. A very difficult subject, and raising awareness is a major focus for Soroptimists everywhere.
