Uta, 20, was sent to the UK as a domestic servant from Romania when she was 7 years old. She has been physically abused for more than a decade and has been locked up and forced to sleep on the floor.

Control: Uta has been locked up.


Mike, 37, lost his job and ended up on the streets. He was taken in by a gang to work and live on a caravan site. He soon was trapped in forced labour. He was often verbally abused and beaten.

Control: Threats of violence, intimidation

Mary, 28, was trafficked from Nigeria to the UK to work as a prostitute in a massage parlour. Her passport was taken away, and she was raped by up to 50 men every week.

Control: Removal of documentation

Soloman, 23, was 15 years old when he was trafficked from South Africa. His uncle arranged his asylum claim and a factory job. Soloman has to give all his wages to his uncle, he gets beaten, and his uncle threatens to have his family members in South Africa killed if he does not keep working for him.

Control: Threats of violence, intimidation

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