Human Trafficking Foundation
The Human Trafficking Foundation (HTF) is a UK-based charity, set up in 2010, that grew out of the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Human Trafficking. The Foundation was created in order to support and add value to the work of the many charities and agencies operating to combat human trafficking in the UK.
The Foundation uses its extensive network of contacts to progress anti-trafficking action in the UK. Its trustees are: Chairman Anthony Steen (former MP), Vice-Chairman Baroness Elizabeth Butler-Sloss GBE, Vice-Chairman Rt Hon Clare Short and Treasurer Paul Jackson. The Foundation's advisory group is made up of the largest NGOs from around the UK tackling the issue of trafficking, whilst it is also embarking on a European project to build up a network of paraliamentarians across the continent to combat the problem.
Chairman Anthony Steen passed a Private Members’ Bill through Parliament in 2010 establishing 18 October as an annual opportunity to highlight the UK’s hostility to human trafficking, and in 2011 the largest programme of events to mark the day took place across the country. Prime Minister David Cameron hosted the first-ever reception at 10 Downing Street to mark Anti-Slavery Day 2011, whilst other events included the inaugural Human Trafficking Foundation Media Awards (held at the House of Lords), the installation of a giant upside down trolley in Trafalgar Square (to encourage consumers to buy sensibly) and a major event in Russell Square, emceed by The Big Issue founder John Bird.
