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Swipe Right for Slavery – What Does Modern Slavery Look Like? | 4
There are more slaves today than ever before in human history.

The figures are staggering – an estimated 40.3 million people are trapped in some form of modern slavery globally, a number that’s challenging to accurately quantify.

“What Happens Next?” kicks off a three-part series on the often-overlooked realities of modern slavery. Host Dr Susan Carland is joined by criminologist Dr Bodean Hedwards for a thought-provoking conversation that dissects the complexities of this harrowing truth.

Modern slavery is a multifaceted term that encompasses a range of exploitative practices, from human trafficking to forced labour, to bonded labour and debt bondage, to forced marriage.

The conversation peels back layers, revealing uncomfortable truths about consumer complicity. From clothing to technology, modern slavery lurks within supply chains, often hidden from consumers’ eyes.

Although Bo says that we’re already living in a dystopian world in which technologies are being perverted to support this inhumane practice, the good news is that there’s a ray of hope. Consumers and anti-slavery advocates are behind a growing movement demanding ethical practices, prompting businesses to reconsider their supply chains.

A full transcript of this episode is available on Monash Lens.

In this series:
Part 1: Swipe Right for Slavery
Part 2: When Slavery’s Not a Crime
Part 3: How Many Slaves Work for You?

Learn more about modern slavery:
Ending modern slavery - Monash Global Impact 
A Different Lens: exposing modern slavery
“What Happens Next?”: Is It Time to Rethink Our Wardrobes?
More needs to be done regarding forced marriage as family violence

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9.1.20 What Happens Next? Swipe Right for Slavery – What Does Modern Slavery Look Like? | 4 There are more slaves today than ever before in human history.
The figures are staggering – an estimated 40.3 million people are trapped in some form of modern slavery globally, a number that’s challenging to accurately quantify.
“What Happens Next?” kicks off a three-part series on the often-overlooked realities of modern slavery. Host Dr Susan Carland is joined by criminologist Dr Bodean Hedwards for a thought-provoking conversation that dissects the complexities of this harrowing truth.
Modern slavery is a multifaceted term that encompasses a range of exploitative practices, from human trafficking to forced labour, to bonded labour and debt bondage, to forced marriage.
The conversation peels back layers, revealing uncomfortable truths about consumer complicity. From clothing to technology, modern slavery lurks within supply chains, often hidden from consumers’ eyes.
Although Bo says that we’re already living in a dystopian world in which technologies are being perverted to support this inhumane practice, the good news is that there’s a ray of hope. Consumers and anti-slavery advocates are behind a growing movement demanding ethical practices, prompting businesses to reconsider their supply chains.
<a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next/2020/01/09/1379420/swipe-right-for-slavery-what-happens-next?utm_campaign=WHNPD_BRA&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=S1E4_podcast_jan_australia">A full transcript of this episode is available on Monash Lens.</a>
In this series:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/UEo60fdp">Part 1: Swipe Right for Slavery</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/pf8LMEXC">Part 2: When Slavery’s Not a Crime</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/SwFbIBhg">Part 3: How Many Slaves Work for You?</a></li>
</ul>
Learn more about modern slavery:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.monash.edu/global-impact/geopolitical-security/ending-modern-slavery?utm_campaign=RESCH_BRA&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=ModernSlavery_website_jan_australia">Ending modern slavery - Monash Global Impact </a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@a-different-lens/2018/05/08/1349046/modern-slavery?utm_campaign=ADLEN_BRA&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=ModernSlavery_video_jan_australia">A Different Lens: exposing modern slavery</a> </li>
<li aria-level="1">“<a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next/2022/04/14/1384597/whnpodcast-slow-fashion-1?utm_campaign=WHNPD_BRA&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=S6E61_podcast_jan_australia">What Happens Next?”: Is It Time to Rethink Our Wardrobes?</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@politics-society/2023/04/27/1385680/forced-marriage-as-family-violence-potential-for-change-but-more-needs-to-be-done?utm_campaign=MLENS_ART&amp;utm_source=omny_studio&amp;utm_medium=organic&amp;utm_content=ForcedMarriage_article_jan_australia">More needs to be done regarding forced marriage as family violence</a></li>
</ul>
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What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future? Learn from leaders, listen to the people making a difference, and discover how you can help drive change.

The Handmaid&rsquo;s Tale. Brave New World. Mad Max. Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course?
What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future? Learn from leaders, listen to the people making a difference, and discover how you can help drive change.

What Happens Next?, a podcast from Monash University, examines some of the biggest challenges facing our world and asks the experts, what will happen if we don't change? And what can we do to create a better future?

What Happens Next?

Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course? On Monash University's podcast, academic and commentator Dr Susan Carland steps through the sliding doors with global experts and thought leaders to find out what could happen if we don’t change – and what the world could look like if we do. To learn more, visit lens.monash.edu.

Fictional dystopias have never seemed so close to becoming reality. Is it too late to change our course? On Monash University's podcast, academic and commentator Dr Susan Carland steps through the sliding doors with global experts and thought leaders to find out what could happen if we don’t change – and what the world could look like if we do. To learn more, visit <a href="https://lens.monash.edu/@what-happens-next">lens.monash.edu.</a>

Approximately 40 million people worldwide are enslaved in some way. And if you believe your hands are clean, you’re wrong.

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