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SlaveFree Today Podcast

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The SlaveFree Today podcast is an extension of the work of SlaveFree Today and the Journal of Modern Slavery with our focus on practical solutions in the struggle to end modern slavery. It is a part of our work to transcend disciplinary boundaries by fostering collaboration, encouraging conversation, and igniting action. The mission of our podcast is to illuminate practical steps toward a slavefree world. We invite you to join us and be part of the solution.

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Episodes

  1. Season 2, Episode 1: Purva Gupta and Victor Ochen Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    In consideration of the UN's World Day Against Child Labour this month, our special episode welcomes Purva Gupta, the Global Coordinator for the Global March Against Child Labour, and Victor Ochen, the Founder and Executive Director of African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET) to talk about about...

  2. Episode 15: Giulia Laganà Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Dr. Tina Davis and Giulia Laganà discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on migrant workers and forced laborers. Giulia leads the Open Society European Policy Institute's analysis and advocacy on EU policies on migration and asylum. A migration expert with 15 years of experience, Laganà was…

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  3. Episode 14: Tomoya Obokata Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Dr. Tina Davis and Tomoya Obokata discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human trafficking and modern slavery. Mr. Obokata is a Japanese scholar of international law and human rights, specialising in transnational organised crime, human trafficking and modern slavery. He was appointed as...

  4. Episode 13: Brynn O'Brien Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Dr. Tina Davis and Brynn O'Brien discuss climate change, and how climate change is linked to human rights issues, such as modern forms of slavery and severe exploitation, and what shareholder activism is, and how this can influence better performance on environmental, social and governance…

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  5. Episode 12: Terry Collingsworth Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Terry Collingsworth is the founder and Executive Director of the International Rights Advocates. He has been practicing law in the United States for over 35 years, and for the last 25, has specialized in international human rights litigation. He has worked all over the world, from India and West...

  6. Episode 11: Cindy Berman Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Cindy Berman is a freelance senior consultant. At the time of the interview she served as Head of Modern Slavery Strategy at the Ethical Trading Initiative and she speaks on their behalf. In her former role, she lead ETI's efforts to tackle forced labour, child labour, human trafficking and…

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  7. Episode 10: Kieran Guilbert Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Kieran Guilbert is the London-based Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Editor for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, leading a global team of nine journalists reporting on the topics. He has written several exclusives on the UK deporting survivors of modern slavery despite fears over…

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  8. Episode 9: Leonardo Sakamoto Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Leonardo Sakamoto is a Brazilian journalist with an unwavering commitment to the protection of fundamental freedoms in Brazil. In 2001, he established Repórter Brasil, an NGO dedicated to monitoring and combating forced labor in Brazil. In this Episode, Leonardo discusses Brazil's current system…

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  9. Episode 8: Urmila Bhoola Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Urmila Bhoola is UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, including its Causes and Consequences, and Patron for the Journal of Modern Slavery, Ms. Urmila Bhoola joins Dr. Tina Davis in our first podcast episode of 2020. At the start of a new year and decade they do a stocktaking of...

  10. Episode 7: Chloe Setter Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Chloe Setter, Senior Advisor: Anti-Trafficking, Modern Slavery & Voluntourism at Lumos, talks with Dr. Tina Davis about the harms of institutional care for children. She discusses the complex interplay between orphanages and child trafficking and shares Lumos' new campaign helpingnothelping.com...

  11. Episode 6: Jessica Hubley Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Jessica Hubley, CEO of AnnieCannons, an NGO and software development company that trains and employs survivors of human trafficking and gender based violence, talks with Dr. Tina Davis about AnnieCannons' unique and innovative model to empower and educate marginalized women and arm them for success.

  12. Episode 5: Heather Moore Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Heather Moore, Managing Director for the Monash University Trafficking and Slavery Research Group and Member of the Journal of Modern Slavery Advisory Board, talks with Dr. Tina Davis about Australia's Modern Slavery legislation — its strengths and challenges — and contextualizes it among other...

  13. Episode 4: Kevin Hyland interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    In this episode, Dr. Tina Davis interviews Kevin Hyland, former UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner and current Chair of the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment with the Institute for Human Rights and Business. Mr. Hyland authored SDG 8.7 and led efforts for its inclusion in the…

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  14. Episode 3: Dr. Ina Hut interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    In Episode 3, Dr. Tina Davis interviews Dr. Ina Hut. Dr. Hut discusses "Open Your Eyes", an exhibition that is an initiative of CoMensha, which is the national coordination centre against human trafficking in the Netherlands that works to improve the lives of victims of human trafficking.…

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  15. Episode 2: Victor Ochen interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Victor Ochen is the Director and Founder of African Youth Initiative Network (AYINET), a victims-led peace movement that he established in 2005 in Northern Uganda. Victor founded AYINET in the trail of destruction experienced by victims of mass atrocities during the 20-years armed conflict in...

  16. Episode 1: Fiona Reynolds Interviewed by Dr. Tina Davis

    Journal of Modern Slavery Assistant Editor Dr. Tina Davis interviews Fiona Reynolds. Fiona is Chair of the Liechtenstein Initiative's Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. The Commission has just presented their final report to the UN: A Blueprint for Mobilizing...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The SlaveFree Today podcast is an extension of the work of SlaveFree Today and the Journal of Modern Slavery with our focus on practical solutions in the struggle to end modern slavery. It is a part of our work to transcend disciplinary boundaries by fostering collaboration, encouraging conversation, and igniting action. The mission of our podcast is to illuminate practical steps toward a slavefree world. We invite you to join us and be part of the solution.

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