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Explore modern slavery topics in-depth through our series of popular webinars and hear from survivor advocates, activists, experts, and thought-leaders.

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Discussing ‘Volunteers Needed,’ the Film and Dismantling the Orphanage Trafficking Industry

Children are being trafficked into orphanages. Listen to experts in child protection and anti-trafficking advocacy discuss how orphanage trafficking exploits vulnerable children and the urgent need to amend the US Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

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April 30, 2025

Discussing ‘Volunteers Needed,’ the Film and Dismantling the Orphanage Trafficking Industry

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March 19, 2025

Protecting rights, preventing harm: Rethinking laws to address sex trafficking

Lawmakers in the US and UK are currently debating major changes to sex work laws. Listen to experts weigh in on whether they’ll protect against trafficking or fuel exploitation.

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October 30, 2024

U.S. Elections 2024: Confronting the legacy of slavery

As California and Nevada vote to ban involuntary servitude, we sit down with our guests to discuss how U.S. prison labor, as it currently operates, perpetuates slavery today.

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August 7, 2024

Trafficking and the Olympics: the true cost of the games

We explore the French authorities' "social cleansing" efforts to project a polished image for Paris 2024, and how they have increased risks to survivors and risks of exploitation. We sit down with our guests to uncover the true cost of the Games.

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July 3, 2024

Migration Politics that Kill: How governments exacerbate human trafficking

Are anti-trafficking narratives being weaponized? Our guests discuss the how current anti-migration policies increase vulnerability to trafficking, exploitation, and death, and explore the problem with conflating anti-migration with anti-trafficking.

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May 14, 2024

Does Fairtrade actually work?

We examined the intricacies of Fairtrade, certification, sustainability, sourcing and ethical consumption with expert speakers Stephen Donnelly from Fairtrade, Adriana Valle from the Fairtrade Producers Network of Latin America and the Caribbean and Juliane Bing from INKOTA.

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November 9, 2023

Black Friday sales: Are your bargains costing someone else’s freedom?

We address the neglected topic of how modern slavery is intertwined with consumerism, centering on Black Friday. Exploring economic, social, and personal decisions to highlight the direct and indirect connection between modern slavery and consumption.

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March 16, 2023

Are labels like Fairtrade the answer to ending exploitation in supply chains?

As store aisles fill up with labels stamped with certification logos, many of us have found ourselves asking: what does it all mean? Umida Nyizova, David Hammond, and Evelyn Bahn discuss the cases of cotton, seafood and cocoa.

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November 3, 2022

Ending slavery through boycotts: right or wrong?

Are boycotts and import bans always best – and can we end slavery using these tools? Tune in for a discussion with Uyghur activist and forced labor expert Jewher Ilham, and labor rights expert Allison Gill.

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April 28, 2022

Qatar, kafala and the World Cup

Activist and blogger Malcolm Bidali, and labor rights expert Nick McGeehan explore the continuing impact of the kafala system on migrant workers in Qatar and what still needs to change ahead of the World Cup.

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April 21, 2022

Dissecting the Freedom United community’s top campaigns

Freedom United's first-ever deep dive event into the community's top campaigns.

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January 26, 2022

How can the tourism sector be allies in ending orphanage trafficking?

We spoke to Go Overseas, an organization placing volunteers abroad, on how the tourism sector can take action to address the harms of volunteering in orphanages and associated trafficking risks.

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