Mo Farah was trafficked to the UK

It's grim reading, and it must have been difficult to keep the information largely to himself for so long.

He was probably understandably scared of what the reaction would be from both the public and government if it was revealed he'd came here illegally, even though it's clearly through no fault of his own.
 
Brave and hats off to him for revealing it. For every story like this that we know about, there are likely tens if not hundreds of thousands more illegally smuggled here illegally each year, by criminal trafficking gangs, which proves the immigration system in this country is not fit for purpose.
 
Colin Warnek said:
Brave and hats off to him for revealing it. For every story like this that we know about, there are likely tens if not hundreds of thousands more illegally smuggled here illegally each year, by criminal trafficking gangs, which proves the immigration system in this country is not fit for purpose.
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Yup, and no doubt receiving a far less sympathetic reaction for the horrendous crime of not being an Olympic champion.
 
Absolutely awful story. Of course the authorities have quickly put to bed any idea that he could be deported. But I can't help wonder what the reaction would be if it was Mo Farah the waiter or bus driver. At the very least months or years of uncertainty while officials decided their fate and quite possibly unable to work.
 
TeaCider said:
It's grim reading, and it must have been difficult to keep the information largely to himself for so long.

He was probably understandably scared of what the reaction would be from both the public and government if it was revealed he'd came here illegally, even though it's clearly through no fault of his own.
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Incredibly brave of him to speak up on this. He clearly felt the time was right to do so, and I hope it brings him an element of peace with the ordeal he went though.

As a side note, what kind of animals are on the receiving end of this?! Who would get a trafficked nine year old child that doesn't speak English to look after their own kids? Utter animals devoid of any emotional intelligence is my guess.
 
northernrower said:
As a side note, what kind of animals are on the receiving end of this?! Who would get a trafficked nine year old child that doesn't speak English to look after their own kids? Utter animals devoid of any emotional intelligence is my guess.
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Unfortunately there are many countries in this world where child labour and trafficking isn’t really batted an eyelid about. It’s shocking therefore that successive governments (Labour and Conservative) have let this take place on the streets of Britain.
 
What a terrible ordeal that must have been. And sad that he has obviously had to hide this due to xenophobia. Imagine the lack of sporting triumphs we would have experienced as a nation if some people in this country had got their way!
 
I assume this story is true.

It shows modern day forms of slavery are going on in modern Britain. Are the people who abused Mo going to be prosecuted?
 
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