Mo Farah’s story and the reality of trafficking

<p>Thirty years after being illegally trafficked into the UK under the wrong name, <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/bbc-somaliland-somalia-home-office-hounslow-b1011656.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sir Mo Farah has finally revealed the story of how he came to the country</a>.</p><br><p>In a BBC documentary the four-time Olympic gold winner revealed that he was trafficked from his home in east Africa to the UK at just nine years old and forced to work as a domestic servant.</p><br><p>He explains how he confided in his PE teacher, who helped him eventually move in with another family.</p><br><p>The story has prompted a lot of reaction, and we speak with Social Worker Lauren Starkey from anti-trafficking charity Love 146 and the charity’s Director of Services Imogen Spencer-Campbell about the impact his story will have.</p><br><p>And refugee and asylum specialist Louise Calvey explains the problems with processing those who’ve been trafficked into the country, and her hopes for change following Mo’s story.</p><br><p><a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a> for more news @EveningStandard </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>