Episode 9 - Investigating Modern Slavery: From Awareness to Action

According to the Global Slavery Index, a shocking 50 million people are currently living in modern slavery worldwide, with 10 million of those being children. The reasons for this are numerous, with the Global Slavery Index citing complex conflicts, widespread environmental degradation and the economic and social impact of Covid 19 as just some contributing factors.
In this edition of The VICTVS Podcast, we discuss this complex and challenging issue with help from our expert guests Lucy Mann and Marija Jovanovic. As today is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, there’s no better time to discuss this topic and educate ourselves on what exactly modern day slavery is, how we can spot it and what should be done to prevent it.
Lucy Mann works with the British charity Unseen to help businesses monitor for and prevent modern day slavery and worker exploitation, while Marija Jovanovic is a lawyer and researcher at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights. Marija is also a co-investigator at Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC).
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Sources:
Walk Free, ‘Global Slavery Index: Understanding the Scale of Modern Slavery’
Splinter, ‘How Modern-Day Slavery Aids Big Businesses Like McDonald’s and Wendy’s’
International Labour Organization, ‘Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage’
Marija Jovanovic for The Conversation, ‘We don’t know how many victims of modern slavery are in prison - why that’s a problem’