Live debates

November 9, 2023

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

This Freedom United webinar will address the neglected topic of how modern slavery is intertwined with consumerism, ahead of the holiday shopping period, which centers on Black Friday – Friday, November 24th. Economic, social, and personal implications will be explored to highlight the direct and indirect connection between modern slavery and consumption, specifically overconsumption.

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.

February 1, 2023

Did the 13th Amendment really abolish slavery?

Brilliant activists Dorsey Nunn, Sean Kyler and Max Parthas discuss how prison slavery in the U.S. is facilitated by the exception clause in the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

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.

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.

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.

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.

January 20, 2022

Discussing Freedom United’s campaign to end orphanage trafficking

We discuss our campaign to end orphanage trafficking, the progress we've seen so far, and what next steps can look like.

November 18, 2021

Child labor: Do children have the right to decent work?

We sat down with Mavuto Banda, a former child worker and doctoral student, Jonathan Blagbrough, Co-director of Children Unite, and Faith Manyala, from ILO Kenya, to ask is child labor always exploitative?

October 15, 2021

Anti-racism in the anti-trafficking space

Watch Freedom United's Executive Director, Joanna Ewart-James, and Debbie Ariyo OBE, Chair and founder of the UK BME Anti-Slavery Network discuss anti-racism in the anti-trafficking space.

March 24, 2021

Book Club Live: Exposing slavery’s role in the political economy

February 18, 2021

Unraveling Prison Slavery