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Church welcomes help for victims of human trafficking

 

The Church of England has welcomed steps being taken to support victims of human trafficking, in an official response to Home Office proposals for a UK action plan designed to tackle the issue.

"Trafficking, whether for sexual exploitation, forced labour or removal of organs, treats human beings abusively and oppressively as a means to the enrichment and gratification of others. It is totally contrary to Christian teaching and deserves the same unremitting opposition as other forms of slavery," writes the Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Revd Tom Butler, in a paper that will add to calls for tougher action on those who perpetrate such crimes. Read the response at www.cofe.anglican.org/news