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ReThink Freedom episodes
- Tackling forced labor in Eritrea
On this episode, Eritrea Focus chairman Habte Hagos and former BBC World Africa editor, Martin Plaut, discuss the persistence of modern slavery in Eritrea through the government’s National Service and the importance of Freedom United’s campaign calling for foreign businesses and institutions to divest from the country.
45 min - Forced Labour Fashion: How the Uyghur crisis taints our clothes
On this episode, we explore how the Uyghur forced labor crisis links to the global fashion industry.
Hear from:
- Jewher Ilham, Program Associate at the Worker Rights Consortium and daughter of imprisoned Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti
- Rahima Mahmut, UK project director at our partner organization World Uyghur Congress
- Raphaël Glucksmann MEP, journalist, director, and a prominent voice on the Uyghur crisis in the European Parliament
- Chloe Cranston, Business and Human Rights Manager at our partner organization Anti-Slavery International
Want to take action? Sign the petition here: https://www.freedomunited.org/advocat... Write directly to brands: https://www.freedomunited.org/advocat... Read about the coalition https://enduyghurforcedlabour.org
54 min - Qatar, kafala and the World Cup
As the 2022 Qatar World Cup draws nearer, systematic labor rights abuses in Qatar are under the spotlight.
On this episode, hear from migrant workers’ rights activist and blogger Malcolm Bidali and human rights and migrant workers’ rights expert Nicholas McGeehan as we explore what still needs to change to ensure migrant workers are better protected from modern slavery.Take action https://www.freedomunited.org/advocate/qatar-kafala/55 min
About ReThink Freedom
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Rethink Freedom is a podcast dissecting modern slavery around the world with guests on the cutting edge of activism.