Let's Talk Modern Slavery
Let’s Talk Modern Slavery Podcast cuts through the silence around human trafficking, exploitation, and forced labour. I’m Anthony Dunkerley, a former UK detective and international advisor on investigating human trafficking and people smuggling. In every episode I travel to different locations around the world to meet investigators, NGOs, lawyers, businesses, and policymakers who are driving change. From online grooming and organised crime to supply chains and corporate responsibility, this channel spotlights the people tackling exploitation on the frontline and shows what it really takes to challenge modern slavery.
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Let's Talk Modern Slavery
#02 - Alan Edwards
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Welcome to this week's episode where I talk to Alan Edwards.
Alan is former UK military and UK police.
Alan was running anti-people smuggling operations back in the 90s with the National Crime Squad, going on to set up one of the first International Units of its kind based in Istanbul to try and stop the people smuggling networks across Europe.
Alan talks in detail about the international operations he’s been involved in, giving insight into the harrowing experiences of those smuggled along the routes.
From kidnappings, rape and torture, to trafficking into terrorist training camps….and how Alan and his team helped to bring down Kidane Habtemariam, the Eritrean national heading one of the largest and most violent people smuggling networks in Africa.
Emergency and support lines
UK emergency 999 /
non-emergency 112, Europe emergency 112, US emergency 911 (A full list of
global emergency telephone numbers can be accessed on Wikipedia at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emergency_telephone_numbers)
Childline 0800 1111
Crimestoppers UK 0800 555111
UK Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline 08000 121 700
Migrant Help 0808 8010 503
Rape Crisis England & Wales 0808 5002222