Floodlight – Détails, épisodes et analyse

For our final episode of the series, we're delighted to welcome world renowned activist and North Korean defector, Yeonmi Park.

After escaping from North Korea as a child, Yeonmi suffered at the hands of human traffickers in China, but still speaks openly about her experiences and uses her profile to shine a light on this worldwide issue. We discuss her story and how we can all use the privileges of our freedom to highlight how many people aren't afforded such luxuries. 

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• Yeonmi's latest memoir
• 'Yeonmi Park: I hope my book will shine a light on the darkest place in the world'
• 'Inside China's 'Red Zone' where North Korean women are sold as slaves'

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Joining us this week is Marisol Nichols, an esteemed actor who you'll know from her starring roles in shows like 24 and Riverdale. But off-screen, she's been using her acting skills to help fight modern slavery.

Marisol talks to us about how she's gone undercover with former Government agents to stop trafficking at its source, often posing as various figures within the modern slavery underworld to help convict perpetrators. She also discusses the lightbulb moment that started her on this path and how rewarding - and frightening - her work has proven to be.

For more information, visit our website or click the links below:

• Marisol's Podcast
• Marisol Nichols Fights Modern Slavery
• Stars Making A Social Impact: How Actress Marisol Nichols Is Helping To Stop Human Trafficking
• Slavery Free World

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Ahead of the launch of Season Two, here is a quick explainer about modern slavery, some of the terminology involved and how it's become such a prevalent issue in the modern world. Plus, we also touch on how The Anti-Slavery Collective came to be.

Join us tomorrow for the first episode of our new season, where we'll be speaking to former British Prime Minister, Theresa May. 

For more info, visit our website or click the links below. 

• Modern Slavery Act 2015
• Modern Slavery Helpline
• Modern Slavery Footprint
• The Independent Anti Slavery Commissioner
• Walk Free's 'Global Slavery Index'

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There are an estimated 50 million people enslaved around the world. That's more than at any other time in human history. 

It’s a startling statistic, but together we can combat this crisis. Join us for the second season of Floodlight, where we speak to people from all walks of life who are helping to rid the world of modern slavery. You’ll hear amazing, heartfelt stories from celebrity activists, policy makers and business leaders - as well as those who have been directly affected.

Floodlight - Season 2 launches Wednesday 18th October. Subscribe now. 

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For the final episode of the series, we look at how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in an alarming spike in incidences of human trafficking.

Eugenie and Jules are joined from the Poland-Ukraine border by Dean, a former member of the Armed Forces trying to help those displaced by the war. He tells us about intercepting human traffickers, just how prominent it's become and what we can all do to help.

Thanks for listening to this series of Floodlight! For more info, visit our website or click the links below:

• Mitmark
• Operation Blue Shield (Mitmark)
• Our Journal from our visit to Poland and Ukraine

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Joining us today is Ian Urbina, an investigative journalist whose work exploring sea slavery informed his celebrated book, The Outlaw Ocean.

Ian has travelled across the world to explore how modern slavery touches even the darkest corners of the high seas. He tells us about some of his most challenging trips, how sea slavery touches all of our lives and how we can all help eradicate such an opaque problem.

For more info, visit our website or click the links below:

• The Outlaw Ocean Project
• Book - The Outlaw Ocean by Ian Urbina
• New York Times- The Outlaw Ocean 

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Operation Fort remains the largest case of modern slavery ever tried in the UK, and today's guest was right at the heart of it. We're joined by Detective Chief Inspector from West Midlands Police, Nick Dale!

As the lead investigator for Operation Fort, Nick may well have more first-hand experience of fighting modern slavery than anyone else in the UK. He sits down with Eugenie and Jules to discuss the inner workings of Operation Fort, how his team helped numerous victims across the country, and the telltale signs of modern slavery in our everyday lives.

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• Operation Fort 
• Hope for Justice

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Cindy McCain is a politician, diplomat and humanitarian who, through setting up the McCain Institute with her late husband John, has dedicated much of her career to fighting human trafficking.

Cindy joins Jules and Eugenie to discuss the McCain Institute's extensive work out on the frontline, how she witnessed human trafficking first-hand in India and how we can all spot signs of human trafficking in our communities.

For more info, visit our website or click the links below:

• McCain Institute
• Thorn
• Human Trafficking Apps - Unseen, Clewer Initiative, Stop the Traffik, Faith for Freedom

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On today's episode of Floodlight, we're joined by Kevin Bales, Kevin is a Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham and one of the world's foremost experts in the fight against modern slavery.

He joins Jules and Eugenie to discuss his three-decade career, where his academic studies and varied activism work have continued to help everyone from the United Nations to the next generation of change-makers.

For more info, visit our website or click the links below. 

• Nottingham rights lab
• Ted talk: How to Combat Modern Slavery
• Book: Disposable people
• Book: Blood and earth where modern slavery intersects with climate change
• Free the slaves 
• Anti-Slavery International 
• The Happy Baby Community 
• The National Referral Mechanism

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One of the more well-publicised industries tackling modern slavery worldwide is fashion. Today's guest knows more about the intricacies of that fight than most; it's former CEO of ASOS, Nick Beighton.

Late last year, while still CEO of the fashion giant, Nick sat down with Eugenie and Jules to discuss how he helped change ASOS' values and practices - hoping others do the same - and gave us some great advice about how we can all shop more responsibly. 

For more info, visit our website or click the links below. 

- The True Cost of Fashion

- Good On You

- Michaela de Prince

- ASOS Modern Slavery Statement

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