by Sally Irwin | May 17, 2021 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Waterloo Cafe
Our Ethical Business projects have a number of purposes. we started these with the idea to fund the work we do with our survivors (Covid has set this aim right back!) so we can model to other businesses how to put people over profit and have a low risk of slavery in...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 26, 2021 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Coffee, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery, Waterloo Cafe
Is Your Coffee Brewing Slavery? How do you know and what can you do to be sure you aren’t? Every morning, the process of getting a cup of coffee is pretty simple. Because you just put your coffee grounds into your coffee machine and hit start. Even though this...
by Sally Irwin | Dec 8, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Blog
Today is the United Nations Human Rights Day. At the Freedom Hub we believe this should be everyday but sadly the world is has many who exploit others for their own gain. The UN uses ‘Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet’ as a slogan. Because equality is a...
by Sally Irwin | Dec 8, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Forced Labour
One of the biggest problems we face in trying to help women out of forced labour is knowing how to shop ethically. Shopping ethically supports the companies and factories that are treating women fairly and paying them properly. If those companies prosper, making a...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 8, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Waterloo Cafe
At last the Waterloo cafe is crawling its way out of the Covid doldrums!!! We have travelled from March figures being 75% behind last year to October 45% behind. It’s a tricky time because we are busy enough to need more staff but not enough revenue to pay for...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 7, 2020 | Blog, Ethical Business, Forced Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Fashion
The Cruel Cost of Cotton We look at our wardrobes, and we see the end result of unseen labour. But we now know that there is modern slavery in every aspect of the products we consume. The cruel cost is hidden in the production of the materials. And, one very large...
