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<p>In March 2014 the Archbishop of Canterbury, with Pope Francis and other global
faith leaders, gave their backing to the Global Freedom Network (<a href="http://www.globalfreedomnetwork.org/"
target="_blank">www.globalfreedomnetwork.org</a>), a ground breaking ecumenical initiative
to combat modern slavery and human trafficking. The Archbishop is planning an international
conference in 2017 with the Ecumenical Patriarch.</p><p> </p><p>The Bishop of Derby
has also been at the forefront of work to tackle human trafficking and modern slavery
for the Church of England. He has been part of the Santa Martha Process (which looks
to improve collaboration between churches and police in the detection of instances
of human trafficking) and has developed strategies in his diocese to combat human
trafficking and modern slavery.</p><p> </p><p>The Church of England will launch The
Clewer Initiative against Modern Day Slavery this autumn. It will provide English
dioceses and parishes with strategies for the combating of modern slavery and guidance
on how to assist in the provision of victim support and care. The initiative is intended
to build on existing capacity and the assistance to dioceses and church networks will
be carefully tailored to their specific contexts and needs.</p><p> </p>
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