People on the move

Throughout history, people have left their homes in search of safety or a better life. The biblical narrative itself is a story of people on the move and Jesus was taken as a young child to Egypt to escape danger.

Today, there are many people on the move, both within and between countries. Often, the movement is forced – by conflict, by persecution, by poverty, by climate change, by lack of food or jobs, or by human trafficking. Many other people migrate voluntarily in search of a better life. Sometimes, voluntary migration can go wrong, as people become vulnerable to exploitation or prey to trafficking and modern slavery.

Across the Anglican Communion, churches are responding in many ways: welcoming and supporting migrants and refugees; advocating for their rights; supporting survivors of human trafficking and working to prevent it; tackling the roots causes of poverty and conflict that make people vulnerable to exploitation.

The Anglican Alliance and People on the Move

The Anglican Alliance is working with churches and partner organisations across the Anglican Communion and beyond to promote safe migration and tackle human trafficking. We seek to equip and support church communities to tackle this evil and to assist those who have been caught in the trade.

Our human trafficking and modern slavery information and resource hub brings together the knowledge and learning the Anglican Alliance has gained over the last eight years of working in this area. It includes sections on:

• What is human trafficking? (definitions; relevant global agreements; how trafficking intersects with other issues; Biblical context)
• What is the Anglican Alliance doing to tackle human trafficking? (the Alliance’s journey; regional consultations; communities of practice; partnerships)
• How can churches respond? (safeguarding; the Freedom Framework; resources; Freedom Sunday).