Modern Slavery: Lauren Power from Food Empowerment; Dr. Natalia Szablewska Legal expert on Modern Slavery and Serrata Martin from the tea industry speak to Jodee Sydney about issues in the industries where modern slavery flourishes.

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Lauren Ornelas-

is the founder and the executive director of the Food Empowerment Project, a nonprofit food justice organization that spotlights the abuse of animals on farms, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in communities of color and low-income areas.Lauren has spent her entire life on the front lines fighting for human and animal rights. She went vegan and became an activist in the 80s, later she founded and ran the animal right’s organization

Dr Natalia Szablewska -

is a law expert at Auckland University of Technology. She is a Modern Slavery Law expert and Humanitarian advocate. Dr Szablewska said sometimes people may not even know they are a victim of Modern Slavery or what's happening to them is illegal.

She says traffickers tend to have a good way of building bonds with their victims, and making them appear like a perceived protector.

Serrata Martin-

The tea industry particularly in India has a long history of indentured slavery . The Organic India' Ayurvedic Tea Company is trying to change these practices. Jodee speaks to Serrata Martin about the tea industry and how we consume and purchase tea products.

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