# FOCUS ON LABOUR EXPLOITATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159611
- **Other names:** FLEX
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 15, 2014
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1159611


## Contact

- **Address:** The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE11 5RR
- **Phone:** 02037525516
- **Email:** info@labourexploitation.org
- **Website:** http://labourexploitation.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE TRAFFICKED FOR THE PURPOSE OF LABOUR EXPLOITATION, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: A) MONITORING ABUSES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; B) OBTAINING LEGAL OR OTHER REDRESS FOR ABUSES OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; C) RESEARCH INTO ISSUES AFFECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE TRAFFICKED FOR THE PURPOSE OF LABOUR EXPLOITATION; D) PROVIDING TECHNICAL GUIDANCE, BOTH TO GOVERNMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ON ISSUES CONCERNING THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; E) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF LAWS WHICH PROTECT THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF TRAFFICKING; 3 F) COMMENTING ON THE EFFECT OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; G) RAISING AWARENESS OF, AND PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR, HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AFFECTING VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; H) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AMONGST BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; I) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING; IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED ANY PROPOSED POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE POLITICAL ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIES OUT THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) works towards responses to trafficking for labour exploitation that are not only effective in ending exploitation, but also prioritise the needs and voices of trafficked persons and their human rights.FLEX seeks to achieve this through research, advocacy, and capacity building to promote victim-centred responses to trafficking for labour exploitation.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Brazil
- Kenya
- Netherlands
- Romania
- Thailand
- United States
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £832562 | £677996 | £765698 | 12 |
| March 31, 2024 | £711911 | £616262 | £611132 | 9 |
| March 31, 2023 | £618436 | £469189 | £515483 | 10 |
| March 31, 2022 | £467119 | £386310 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £413831 | £316252 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Adam Craig Weiss** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 10, 2014
- Anushya Thejamali Kulupana — appointed Sept. 23, 2024
- Ian Robinson — appointed June 25, 2018
- Peter Andrews — appointed June 25, 2018
- Rachel Hewitt — appointed Sept. 9, 2019
- Shereen Hussein — appointed Sept. 21, 2022