STOP CHILD SEX SLAVE TRADE IN THE UK
More than 5,000 children are being forced to work as sex slaves in the UK, including thousands trafficked to the UK, by criminal gangs.An important study of global slavery exposes Britain as a major transit point for the movement of child slaves around the world. Commissioned by social research charity the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the report paints a shocking picture of an international web of gangmasters exploiting children as young as five, as well as vulnerable women. Many are threatened with violence, then sold into the sex trade or forced to become domestic servants.
Tony Blair pledged in January this year that he would sign up to a European convention to "stamp out" the "evil" of slavery, which was supposedly abolished 200 years ago next month. His move was in response to fierce lobbying by MPs and human rights charities.Child trafficking is one of the worst violations of children's rights, believes Unicef. "There remains no specialised safe house for trafficked children or adequate care and support for victims," said Sarah Epstein of Unicef UK."Despite his promise Tony Blair has still not signed up to the convention. In the meantime, these girls who are victims of these gangs are having to look over their shoulders," said the Conservative MP for Totnes.Prime Minister Blair, we the concerned citizens of the world, who care about voiceless children, demand that you fulfill your promise and do what's right.STOP THE SEX SLAVE TRADE IN THE UK and protect the victims of these inhumane crimes.
