Modern Day Slavery Survey

In 2016, Pope Francis called Modern Slavery a ‘true crime against humanity’ and urged the Catholic Church to assist in the fight to eliminate it. The eradication of Modern Slavery […]
Livestream MassDonate Online

17 Sep, 2017Uncategorized

In 2016, Pope Francis called Modern Slavery a ‘true crime against humanity’ and urged the Catholic Church to assist in the fight to eliminate it. The eradication of
Modern Slavery was included in the United Nations Sustainable Development goals in 2015. As a Church we are in a privileged position as many of those exploited look
to the church and come to the Church for help. In this survey we are asking you to help us identify these vulnerable communities – who they are, where they are, what they need, and what you need to support them effectively.

The Modern Slavery Act (2015) defined the crime of modern slavery as occurring when any person holds another person in slavery or servitude, or when a person
requires another person to perform forced or compulsory labour. In this country there are many faces of modern slavery: people who find themselves in situations of
domestic servitude; women and girls from abroad and from the UK trafficked for sexual exploitation; men and women abused by drug cartels and organized crime
groups who end up in car washes, nail bars and as cleaners; and finally the thousands of people recruited from Eastern European countries who are exploited in
various industrial and agricultural sectors – farming, fishing, poultry and factories. Human trafficking, more specifically, occurs when one person arranges or organises
the movement of another person (within the same country or across national borders) so they can exploit or enslave that person.

We are therefore contacting parishes and chaplaincies across the UK to assist with a short survey about modern slavery and would appreciate your time in sending this
email with the attached link to the parishes and chaplaincies in your dioceses to enable them to respond to the survey via the link.

This survey will assist us, via the Santa Marta Group, in gathering important data in the fight against Modern Slavery. It is being conducted in collaboration with the
Centre for the Study of Modern Slavery at St Mary’s University. We appreciate your time in completing this short survey.

To access the survey online, please go to the link below and input the password: Bakhita

https://stmarys.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/informational-survey-2017-modern-slavery

Thank you for your assistance.
With my prayers and good wishes,

Bishop Patrick Lynch.

Look back to the Parish Panto

Look back to the Parish Panto

For many years the Parish Panto was a staple. It was an opportunity for aspiring thespians to strut their stuff and a good way of raising funds for the parish building fund. Performed at St Patrick's Catholic College, it involved young and old, clergy and...

What happened on Good Friday?

What happened on Good Friday?

‘Easter Sunday’ is obvious – it’s when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. But what about ‘Good Friday’ – what’s so good about it?  According to the Oxford English Dictionary, ‘good’ is an old way of saying that a day is regarded as holy...

Season of Lent

Season of Lent

The season of Lent starts tomorrow with Ash Wednesday where ashes are placed on out foreheads as a sign of repentance. Mass on Ash Wednesday is at 10am and 7.30pm Find out more about Lent and Ash Wednesday on this video from BustedHalo. Don't forget to look at the...

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This