The unequal impact of Covid‐19 on the lives and rights of the children of modern slavery survivors, children in exploitation and children at risk of entering exploitation (2022)
Journal Article
Jiménez, E., Brotherton, V., Gardner, A., Wright, N., Browne, H., Esiovwa, N., …Trodd, Z. (2023). The unequal impact of Covid‐19 on the lives and rights of the children of modern slavery survivors, children in exploitation and children at risk of entering exploitation. Children & Society, 37(1), 216-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12572

This article discusses the unequal impact of Covid-19 on the lives of the children of survivors of modern slavery, child victims of exploitation and children at risk of exploitation in the UK. It draws on research that has analysed the risks and impa... Read More about The unequal impact of Covid‐19 on the lives and rights of the children of modern slavery survivors, children in exploitation and children at risk of entering exploitation.

Far from Clean: Labour Exploitation in the UK’s Hand Car Wash Sector (2021)
Book Chapter
Jardine, A., Trautrims, A., & Gardner, A. (2021). Far from Clean: Labour Exploitation in the UK’s Hand Car Wash Sector. In S. Gold, M. G. Arnold, J. N. Muthuri, & X. Rueda (Eds.), Base of the Pyramid Markets in Affluent Countries: Innovation and challenges to sustainability. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Hand car washing, the process of washing a vehicle by hand, is a relatively new business activity in the United Kingdom (UK). Prior to 2004, hand car washes (HCWs) were virtually non-existent (Clark & Colling, 2018). However, it is estimated that bet... Read More about Far from Clean: Labour Exploitation in the UK’s Hand Car Wash Sector.

Building Slavery-free Communities: A Resilience Framework (2020)
Journal Article
Gardner, A., Northall, P., & Brewster, B. (2020). Building Slavery-free Communities: A Resilience Framework. Journal of Human Trafficking, 7(3), 338-353. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1777828

There is growing interest in the use of community-based approaches to address the causes of modern slavery and the related goal of building anti-slavery 'resilience'. However, the concept of resilience is often poorly understood and applied without a... Read More about Building Slavery-free Communities: A Resilience Framework.