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<p>The UK Government is committed to the eradication of all forms of modern slavery,
forced labour and human trafficking globally by 2030, in line with UN Sustainable
Development Goal 8.7. The Home Office and Foreign Office work closely to combat modern
slavery internationally and to engage governments in dialogue, including countries
of origin for victims of modern slavery.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to engagement,
the UK has committed £200 million in UK aid to tackle modern slavery. This supports
a range of interventions, such as the commitment of £5 million to a programme in Nigeria
and £3 million to Vietnam through the Home Office Modern Slavery Fund to prevent modern
slavery and build capacity to tackle it at source. HMG also agreed a Memorandum of
Understanding on Cooperation in Countering Human Trafficking with the Vietnamese government
in 2018.</p>
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