Asia Abridged
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Asia Abridged
Confronting 21st Century Slavery
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Asia Society
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There are more than 35 million slaves around the world today — more than at any time in human history — and two-thirds of them are in Asia. In this episode, human trafficking expert Matt Friedman describes the ways in which people are lured into modern-day slavery on the continent — and what can be done about it.