Scottish Slavery

Human trafficking is a complex crime which involves adults and children being traded and exploited for personal benefit. It is an abuse of human rights which causes victims lasting physical and psychological damage. Trafficking can involve victims being sexually exploited or forced into the role of a servant, or trapped in forced labour, with nail bars, car washes and construction amongst the industries where potential cases in Scotland have been reported.

 54 per cent of people in Scotland said they don’t believe it is an issue in their local area.

There were at least 53 potential victims of modern slavery in Scotland during the first three months of 2018 - and eight of them were children. One Romanian girl was suspected of being sexually exploited, while the final child, a Bulgarian girl, was the victim of unidentified exploitation. The most common type of exploitation for adults in Scotland was labour exploitation, involving 27 potential victims from 10 different countries. 12 adults were sexually exploited, two were forced into domestic servitude, and four were cases of unknown exploitation.

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/human-trafficking-in-scotland-14874652