Adam and Louise interview their first guest, Lara Kaput and discuss whether the free work provided by Jehovah's Witnesses meets the legal definition of Modern Slavery. This incredibly interesting topic should be of interest to all Jehovah's Witnesses who may not realise that they are compelling people through the threat of disfellowshipping and shunning to provide significant amounts of free labour that turn into enormous financial benefit for the society.
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The links Lara referred to in the podcast are as follows:
I was a Jehovah's Witness Forced Child Labourer facebook support group https://www.facebook.com/groups/901752817995187/
The Say Sorry website https://saysorry.org/
The Decult Conference New Zealand https://decult.net/
The film 'Recovering from Religion with Music' by Banana Island Films https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoOrhh6MSY
UK House of Lords Inquiry into Modern Slavery https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/700/modern-slavery-act-2015-committee/news/203272/uks-response-to-modern-slavery-has-not-kept-up-with-the-advances-of-other-nations/
The Lived Experience Human Trafficking Foundation https://www.humantraffickingfoundation.org/leap
The Survivors Alliance on Modern Slavery https://www.survivoralliance.org/anti-slavery-info
UK Anti Slavery Commissioner https://www.antislaverycommissioner.co.uk/
Australian Anti Slavery Commissioner https://www.antislaverycommissioner.gov.au/contact-us
Australian Anti Slavery Hotline https://antislavery.org.au/free-legal-services/
UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-slavery
Music: 'You're Not Who You Say You Are' by Ancient Modesto, Written by Simon Endeacott, Produced by Ian David c Four Monkeys Records