Trafficked and enslaved: the teenagers tending UK cannabis farms

It has been nearly 2 years since the Guardian ran an article exposing modern day child slavery in UK cannabis grow operations.

https://amp.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/25/trafficked-enslaved-teenagers-tending-uk-cannabis-farms-vietnamese 

The issue is in the news again as 39 immigrants were found frozen to death in the container of a UK Lorry. Some relevant articles on the issue: 

Bonded Labour, Slavery & Illegal Cannabis Farms. A Worldwide Enforcement Issue

https://cannabislaw.report/bonded-labour-slavery-illegal-cannabis-farms-a-worldwide-enforcement-issue/

People smuggling from Vietnam to Europe: The facts

https://www.infomigrants.net/en/post/20423/people-smuggling-from-vietnam-to-europe-the-facts 

I Came to Britain to Run an Illegal Weed Grow House

https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/zmpq89/the-inside-story-of-europes-first-narco-state 

Confessions of a cannabis farmer: The Vietnamese getting UK high

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/confessions-cannabis-farmer-vietnamese-uk-high-191015041251676.html

After UK Truck Deaths, Prospering Vietnam Asks Why Workers Go Abroad 

https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/after-uk-truck-deaths-prospering-vietnam-asks-why-workers-go-abroad

Expert Views: UK truck deaths cast spotlight on global trade in humans

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-bodies-policy-idUSKBN1X81GH 

The UK has a strategic plan to generally address the issue - it is here:  Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner Strategic Plan 2019-2021

http://www.antislaverycommissioner.co.uk/media/1329/independent-anti-slavery-commissioners-strategic-plan-19-21-screen-readable.pdf 

Question to the US cannabis industry ... are there seed-to-sale or supply chain transparency technologies (e.g. blockchain) that could help address this problem in the UK? If so, share your thoughts here ... we will try and help bring focused attention to this tragic issue. 

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