Modern Slavery PEC podcast

This podcast is the recording of a Modern Slavery PEC lunchtime seminar, launching a research report on how definitions affect the UK’s response to child trafficking.  In 2024, nearly 6,000 children were identified as potential victims of trafficking in the UK. This figure only includes children identified and referred to the National Referral Mechanism (NRM). Identification of trafficked children...

This podcast is a recording of a Modern Slavery PEC lunchtime seminar presenting the findings from a research project conducted by Ulster University and the International Organization for Migration UK (IOM UK), and co-funded by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice and the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) at the University of Oxford, which found that children e...

The Modern Slavery Act 2015 was introduced to consolidate offences, improve victim protection, and enhance the UK’s ability to prosecute those responsible for human trafficking and modern slavery offences. But despite increased public and professional awareness and a growing number of National Referral Mechanism (NRM) referrals, prosecution and conviction rates under this legislation remain low. W...

Recording of the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) online event looking at evidence and best practice around forced labour import bans. Presenting: Dr Sofia Gonzalez de Aguinaga from the Bingham centre for the Rule of Law at BIICL, chaired by Owain Johnstone from the Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC at the University of Oxford. 

Recording of the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC) online event looking at how we can better protect children with special needs and disabilities from exploitation. Presented by Prof Anita Franklin, Manchester Metropolitan University and hosted by Jakub Sobik from the Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC at the University of Oxford.

Recording of the lunchtime seminar: “Ethics in modern slavery research - challenges and the way forward,” organised by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC). Dr Wendy Asquith from the University of Liverpool, presents the findings of her project which  examined ethical challenges in modern slavery and human trafficking research  and explored how inclusive, trauma-inf...

Recording of the lunchtime seminar: “Prevention of modern slavery: how research considers prevention of adult exploitation and trafficking,” organised by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (PEC). Dr Liz Such from the University of Nottingham presented the findings from her research which found that prevention of modern slavery remains poorly understood and even more poo...

Framing modern slavery– how to talk about modern slavery to improve its public understanding in the UK. Recording of the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre's (PEC) lunchtime seminar. James Robertson, an Associate at PIRC, presents the findings of the research project commissioned by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights PEC on reframing of modern slavery to increase its publi...

After fourteen years of the Conservative Government, we have the new Labour Government in place. So, what’s the state of the UK’s response to modern slavery that the new Government is inheriting? What should the new Government do to address modern slavery? What can we realistically expect from the new Government?   The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre’s (PEC) has publishe...

How can we co-create research to better align with the needs and interests of people with lived experience so that they can lead and direct it? And how can better we involve people with lived experience in the wider work addressing modern slavery? The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence (Modern Slavery PEC) has published research providing unique insights into the transformative po...

Recording of a Modern Slavery PEC lunchtime seminar, with Dr Marija Jovanovic from the University of Essex talking about the Identification and support of people with lived experience of modern slavery in prisons in the UK.

Modern slavery and the procurement of medical supplies in Malaysia, Prof Alex Hughes, University of Newcastle. Recording of a Modern Slavery PEC lunchtime seminar, a series of events designed to promote modern slavery research in an accessible way to everyone. Check out the lunchtime seminar series and sign up to the next one on the Modern Slavevry PEC website at https://modernslaverypec.org/lates...

Recording of the event from 17 July held at St. Mary’s University Twickenham to launch the research that the Modern Slavery PEC commissioned to understand the current challenges around equality, diversity and inclusion in modern slavery research and to develop recommendations to improve it. It includes a short introduction from the lead researcher in this project Debbie Ariyo from AFRUCA Safeguard...

Recording of the event held on 30th January 2023, organised by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC) on building capacity of smaller NGOs to partner on academic research projects.  It's the second event of our series 'How to research modern slavery better', bringing together people from the anti-slavery sector and beyond to talk and learn from each oth...

Modern Slavery PEC research found that meaningful engagement of people with lived experience of modern slavery in policies and programmes makes them more effective in addressing them. On this episode of the Modern Slavery PEC podcast we talk meaningful engagement of people with lived experience of modern slavery with two researchers led the research: Dr Wendy Asquith from the Centre for the Study...

On 14 September 2022, the European Commission published a proposal to prohibit products made with forced labour on the EU market. So, in this episode of the Modern Slavery PEC podcast we’re talking forced labour import bans. In the first part we’re talking specifically about the EU proposal to Sofia Gonzalez de Aguinaga from the Bingham Centre, who is a Modern Slavery PEC research fellow focusing...

Recording of the event held on 18 July 2022, organised by the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre on building equitable partnerships between academics and NGOs in modern slavery research. It's the first event of a new series of events 'How to research modern slavery better', bringing together people from the anti-slavery sector and beyond to talk and learn from each other on...

On this episode of the Modern Slavery PEC podcast we're discussing the lack of diversity in modern slavery research, what we need to do to improve it, as well as our own Modern Slavery PEC's strategy to change it.  In the first part of the podcast we're discussing a situation in the wider modern slavery sector with Debbie Ariyo from AFRUCA, whose work on improving diversity in the modern slavery s...

For Anti-Slavery Day we are talking about the importance of listening to people with lived experience of modern slavery. Developing new evidence that draws directly from lived experience of survivors is key to improving the policies designed to address modern slavery. But what does it mean to listen to survivors of modern slavery? What does it mean to meaningfully include them in research and poli...

In the first episode of the Modern Slavery PEC podcast we’re talking about consumers and their role in addressing modern slavery. We’re discussing the Modern Slavery PEC report entitled ‘Addressing consumer awareness and (in)action towards modern slavery” with their authors Dr Michal Carrington from the University of Melbourne, Professor Andreas Chatzidakis from Royal Holloway University of London...