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Transforming Tomorrow

Modern Slavery in the UK

  • S1E40
  • 35:14
  • May 6th 2024

We’ve discussed modern slavery on a global scale before, but now Dr Divya Jyoti joins Jan and Paul to bring the issue closer to home.

Divya’s research has taken her to the factory floor, and to the city of Leicester – where there were once claims of 10,000 people living in modern slavery – and has led her to shine a light on left-behind people, those often-forgotten people in our societies.

What has Divya learned from her work in Leicester? What have been the effects on the city of the allegations and investigations? Have people paid enough attention to the impacts on the communities?

Find out more about Divya’s work on modern slavery in the fashion industry here: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/spotlight/modern-slavery/

Transforming Tomorrow

Transforming Tomorrow brings you an insight into the expertise of the Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business at Lancaster University Management School.

Professor Jan Bebbington and Paul Turner delve into the work that centre members undertake, and how this impacts on business. These are short, accessible listens, helping you keep up to date with the most current research - from biodiversity to modern slavery, seabeds to factory floors.

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Find out more about the Pentland Centre and its work here: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/pentland/

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