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Aug 2023
24m 53s

Revisit: What are the roots of modern da...

Al Jazeera
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A recent report says some 50 million people are victims of exploitation by others and the situation is getting worse. So, what's being done to stop it?

Join host Mohammed Jamjoom.

Guests:

Sophie Otiende - CEO of the Global Fund to End Modern Slavery and human-trafficking survivor.  

Phil Robertson - Deputy Director of the Asia Division at Human Rights Watch.

Grace Forrest - Founding Director of Walk Free.

*First published on May 25, 2023*

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