What counts as modern slavery: A contemporary critical perspective

Our guest for this episode of Global Development Review Podcast is Prof. Joel Quirk. Joel Quirk is a Professor of Politics at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. His research focuses upon slavery and abolition, mobility and work, social movements, repairing historical wrongs, and the history and politics of Africa. He is a co-founder and editor of the Beyond Trafficking and Slavery (BTS) project, which is housed within openDemocracy. His most recent project with BTS was It’s time to get off the fence on sex workers’ rights (London: openDemocracy, 2021). In this episode, Prof. Joel discusses with Jaffer Latief Najar about critical perspectives on modern slavery and human trafficking. He shares his insights on the history of slavery and how we understand slavery in context of contemporary modern world. He critically reflects on the discourse of modern slavery and share his insights on the comparison of human trafficking with slavery or modern day slavery. Prof. Joel also talks about the implications of policies concerning human trafficking and modern slavery on the individuals and communities, and how it effects the trajectories of such individuals. Based on his years of contribution and research experience in the field, he suggests the way forward in research and policy to assist persons living at the margin.We hope you enjoy this conversation. Global Development Review Podcast is available on social media platforms like Google Podcasts, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook. Please follow for future updates and visit our website for previous episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.