Speaker Report - Human Trafficking

Rtn Sharon Westby from the Medaille Trust on Human Trafficking


Our speaker for the evening of 7 Jan 2016 was Rtn Sharon Westby , an Associate member of the Rotary Club of Windsor and Eton.

She is a fund raiser for an organisation called the Medaille Trust . It was set up to help alleviate the suffering caused by human traffickers, which , she told us ‘ is the largest ’industry’ behind the arms trade and worldwide is the fastest growing criminal activity.
It is a multi million dollar activity and there are literally millions of people living in slavery. The largest group is women but the slavery also includes males and full families, all from any social class or education.
The trust was established in 2006 and is the largest provider of safe houses in the UK.
Sharon outlined a few case studies for us  and advised calling the police or crime-stoppers  if we became aware of any suspicious activity in our local area.
A series of questions followed this interesting and thought provoking talk.

George Stewart  

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