Lancashire's Julie Hesmondhalgh fronts important campaign

Lancashire TV star Julie Hesmondhalgh has joined a host of celebrities in supporting a new modern slavery campaign. Credit: Causeway

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00:00Hi, I'm digital reporter Amy Seddon. One of Lancashire's most famous faces, actress Julie

00:07Hesmond-Hull, has teamed up with fellow film and TV stars to fund a major new modern slavery

00:12campaign. Julie is joined by celebrities including Andy Oliver and Kerry Godleman to support

00:19Causeway's new campaign, Stander of Survivors. Watch the video featuring all the stars next.

00:27It is estimated that over 100,000 people in the UK are trapped in modern day slavery

00:33and exploitation. Globally, estimates put this figure as over 50 million. If somebody

00:39finds themselves in a position of vulnerability or crisis, they can be particularly at risk.

00:45Modern slavery takes many different forms. Labour exploitation, sexual exploitation and

00:52criminal exploitation are some of the most common. But it's important we know that modern

00:57slavery is out there and there are people experiencing it right now. Modern slavery

01:03does not always mean someone is being physically deprived of their freedom, although this does

01:08happen. It's more likely to involve emotional coercion through fear and manipulation. Threats

01:15of violence or abuse against them or their families can be used to control somebody.

01:19Whilst it may look like somebody is able to move around freely, in reality they may be

01:24being controlled by others. Often traffickers and exploiters go to great lengths to hide

01:29what is happening. It can be hidden in plain sight and is happening in towns and cities

01:35across the UK. Signs of modern slavery can be nuanced and hard to spot. Are they in physical

01:41distress or showing physical injuries or displaying poor physical appearance? Do they appear to

01:48be controlled by others? Isolated from their connections or lacking ID or possessions?

01:55Have they been deprived of basic necessities or afraid to speak? Maybe they're experiencing

02:03communication difficulties. Are they living in poor conditions, working excessive hours

02:10or appearing to be made to work unwillingly? If you think someone may be experiencing modern

02:15slavery, please visit Causeway's website or call the UK Modern Slavery Helpline. Causeway

02:22is one of the largest providers of modern slavery support in the UK. They exist to support,

02:28empower and create change for survivors. Causeway help modern slavery survivors recover from

02:35trauma and develop safe and fulfilling futures. As they believe, everybody should be free

02:41to live. Due to the nature of exploitation and misunderstandings around the issue, modern

02:46slavery can be one of the most isolating crimes in our communities. Today, we are asking you

02:52to stand with survivors. Stand with the survivors. Stand with survivors. Causeway can't do their

03:00work alone. They rely on the support, care and generosity of people like you. So please

03:08visit Causeway's website and find them on social media. And please stand with survivors.

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