Writers of the much loved British soap will be introducing a shocking story-line on Friday evening to help highlight the practice of human trafficking in the UK.
The charity was approached by the show’s researchers to assist them in telling the story of a young girl, Alina, who runs a nail salon and is being held against her will.
The Salvation Army has held the UK government contract to support adult victims of modern slavery in England and Wales since 2011.
As experts in the field of human exploitation, it has helped the show to accurately display how victims might find themselves in these situations and the realities facing them.
The Salvation Army’s director for anti-trafficking and modern slavery, Cathy Betteridge told Premier more about the new Corrie character: “[Alina] is petrified of her boss, she’s anxious to leave the salon for any length of time.
“It’s all in relation to the fact that she’s tied up and held in this situation where she is free to come and go, but actually is being held by an organised crime group.”
When asked why it’s important for this story to be told on the popular TV programme, Betteridge said: “Coronation Street are very good at taking up issues that people experience and are living through. And this is one of those issues that is relevant and happening in our society.
“So it’s actually going to bring it into the homes of people to…
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