Anti-Slavery Day Awards 2025 Winners

2025 Award Winners

 

Outstanding Contributions Awards

Reducing Vulnerabilities Award: Modupe Debbie Ariyo OBE, AFRUCA

Rebuilding Lives Award: Amanda Gow, Tamar

Empowering Survivor Voices Award: Dr Minh Dang

Statutory Services Award: Charlotte Jamieson, Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea

 

Media Awards 

Best written opinion piece dealing with Modern Slavery: Metro (Joy*), My employer took my passport – then forced me to move countries

Best news piece dealing with Modern Slavery: Big Issue (Isabella Mcrae), Criminal gangs are taking control of vulnerable people’s homes and using them as drug dens

Best investigative news article dealing with Modern Slavery: The Guardian (Seán Columb), ‘For me, there was no other choice’: inside the global illegal organ trade

Best broadcast piece dealing with Modern Slavery: BBC One Disclosure (Chris Clements, Rachel Coburn, Shelley Jofre, Calum McKay), Slavery at Sea

WITH THANKS TO

Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP for kindly hosting the awards in Speakers House.

And to our panel of expert judges:

  • Heather Crombie, Marsh Charitable Trust

  • Louise Brown, Black Country Women’s Aid

  • Jane Lasonder

  • Emma Rickard-Watkins, Metropolitan Police

  • Bex Keer

View all shortlisted nominations for Media and Outstanding Contributions which showcase the incredible contributions to the fight against modern slavery made over the last year.

*pseudonym used to protect anonymity