No one can end the cruelty of modern slavery and human trafficking… alone. Together, we can.

While slavery and trafficking in humans are illegal, the truth is these inhumane, often invisible practices keep millions of men, women and children worldwide trapped in a cycle of despair, with no recourse to protection, justice or compensation.

The numbers are staggering.

The International Labour Organisation estimates over 40 million are trapped in modern slavery, with just under 25 million in forced labour and 15 million in forced marriages.

Meanwhile, in the wake of COVID-19, escalating conflicts, forced migrations, accelerating climate change, global economic turmoil and illicit billions generated annually, slavery and human trafficking are on the rise.

No single magic bullet can eradicate these criminal practices. Doing so will take a coordinated, cross-border, survivor-led effort by all stakeholders, in tandem with data-driven tracking, reporting and prosecuting initiatives.

In short, it will take each of us.

While it won’t happen overnight, by working together we can end the profiteering from human misery, punish perpetrators and give

survivors a new chance at life.

Are you ready to Step Up and Stop Slavery?

Step Up Stop Slavery is a Cyprus-based NGO whose mission is to disrupt the business model of slavery.

We work across a public-private landscape to advance the island’s National Referral Mechanism, delivering anti-trafficking awareness, prevention, detection and reporting workshops to front-line responders, schools and businesses, while supporting survivors, and partnering with Civil Society Organisations and multi-disciplinary stakeholders.

Let’s work together

Are you a school?

Learn about our trauma-informed, resilience-building and exploitation-prevention workshops for teachers and students here.

Are you a business or financial institution?

Discover our supply-chain audit, compliance and reporting services, and trauma- informed labour practices workshops here.

Are you a Civil Society Organisation?

Learn about the holistic work of the Step Up Survivors Support Centre, and how we can collaborate and leverage our efforts, here.

How you can help

Keen to work with us, promote, donate or fundraise in support of our mission ?

We would love to hear from you.

HOW YOU CAN HELP!