Joining forces: 10 ways Coalition members are uniting to fight modern slavery

The battle to end modern slavery and human trafficking has never been more important.

Reports of modern slavery cases reached a record high in the UK in 2025. And more than 23,400 potential victims were referred to the Home Office in 2025 – a 22% increase on the previous year and the highest annual figure since records began.

At the heart of the effort to end exploitation is the Coalition to Stop Slavery – a unique network of charities working together to raise awareness of exploitation and drive positive action.

From ensuring survivors have access to support to advocating for stronger policies, our efforts demonstrate the unique value of working together to achieve meaningful change.

10 ways Coalition to Stop Slavery charities work together

Raising awareness of modern slavery: our campaigns have included publishing research on public attitudes towards modern slavery and activities highlighting forced prostitution and the prevalence of exploitation in services like car washes.
Coordinating events that drive action: the Coalition’s events have included a roundtable on the issue of holding human traffickers to account for their crimes. Anti-slavery experts gathered to discuss how we can ensure justice for survivors and higher conviction rates for perpetrators.
Ensuring survivors can access support: Coalition partners collaborate on a government contract that provides accommodation and support for adult survivors across England and Wales. This includes sharing best practice and learning, and working together to react in a unified way to changing landscapes that impact survivors.
Signposting from the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline: run by Unseen, the Helpline makes referrals to fellow Coalition partners to ensure survivors can access support available to them no matter where they are in the UK.
Supporting police operations: Coalition partners support the police on operations by advising on the signs of exploitation and ensuring victims receive trauma-informed care.
Amplifying lived experience: we collaborate as a Coalition on ensuring lived experience of modern slavery is better integrated into anti-slavery policies, strategies and measures.
Supporting survivors into employment: Coalition NGOs refer survivors who wish to develop employability skills to the Bright Future Co-operative. This initiative provides survivors with paid work experience, developing their skills and confidence and giving them the chance of gaining a permanent job.
Fighting for justice together: Coalition partners refer survivors to Justice and Care’s Victim Navigator programme to help secure justice for victims. Thanks to the programme, survivors are empowered and supported to engage with investigations.
Sharing specialist training and expertise: Coalition members regularly collaborate to strengthen best practice across frontline services. For example, A21, whose staff are trained as first responders through The Salvation Army’s Volunteer First Responder Service, delivers trauma-informed training to frontline professionals, law enforcement and Border Force personnel.
Facilitating strategic connections: Coalition members collaborate to connect key stakeholders on the issue of modern slavery, as well as working together on media coverage.

The Coalition to Stop Slavery demonstrates the power of unity, bringing charities together to raise awareness, support survivors, and drive meaningful change.

By working as one, we strengthen protections, hold traffickers accountable, and build a future free from modern slavery. We can’t do it alone. Join the movement.