U.K.-based philanthropic organization Stronger Together has created a new hand signal to empower victims of modern slavery to get help. Though developed for the construction sector, the signal can be adopted by chief ethics and compliance officers in every company across every industry as a best practice.
“Detecting victims, who are often ‘hidden in plain sight,’ is a particular challenge as victims are often unable to communicate easily for reasons including being under threat and intimidation in the workplace, and/or may not speak English as a first language,” Stronger Together stated in a press release Monday. “It is important therefore that victims can use a non-verbal signal as necessary, enabling them to seek help discretely [sic] without raising suspicion or placing themselves or others in danger.”
