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Matthew Friedman | The Horrific Realities Of Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking

September 26, 2023 • Matthew Friedman • Episode 152

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#152 - This is a podcast about human trafficking and modern slavery.

The guest is Matthew Friedman, and he is the CEO of the Mekong Club, which is an organisation that mobilises the private sector to take action against human trafficking and modern slavery.

In this conversation, Matthew reveals unsettling story after unsettling story of human trafficking, modern slavery and scams. And in and among it all, he explains how it could be possible that today there are more slaves than has ever been before.

Time Stamps For Matthew Friedman

00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - Horrific Story From Nepal/India
05:25 - UN Versus NGO's Versus Private Sector
11:19 - There Is More Slavery Today Than There Ever Has Been
15:40 - What Does Matthew Do To Stop Resentment?
20:25 - How Are Slavery Statistics Collected?
22:30 - How Does Rising Middle Class In Developing Economies Affect These Numbers?
28:50 - Pig Butchering & Harmcore
38:56 - Coming Face To Face With The Criminals
46:50 - The Role Of Offshore Finance & Money Laundering
52:40 - The Geography Of All Of This
1:00:10 - Red Light District In Amsterdam & 'Taken' & Jeffrey Epstein
1:11:30 - Africa
1:14:20 - China & Specific Example Of Manufacturers Exploiting Slavery & Greenwashing
1:29:30 - Role Of Serendipity In Matthew Friedman's Life & Bullish Country & Conversation Between 2 People

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