I didn't even know there was a thing called modern day slavery. I thought slavery was something

from a hundred or years ago. So now I'm going to shock you. Last year there were about 13,000

victims found in the UK. At any one time in the UK, there are at least 100,000 victims of slavery.

UK nationals make up a third of all the victims.

UK nationals. UK nationals. So it isn't just people coming from Eastern Europe. You know,

we have seen over 100 different nationalities found as victims of exploitation in the UK.

And a third of that are British. A third of them are British. You are joking me. No.

And globally, the latest estimates, and it's a conservative figure, say that at least

50 million people are held in situations of slavery.

And we would say it's an illicit commodity trade that is worth about a half a trillion dollars profit per annul.

Welcome to the Eventful Lives podcast. I'm your host Dodge and I'm the founder of Bournemouth Sevens,

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On this podcast I speak to fascinating people who have all lived eventful lives.

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I've had many eye-opening conversations on this podcast over the years, but this episode has

changed the way I look at the modern world forever.

Andrew Wallace is CEO of Unseen, a UK-based organisation fighting against a global epidemic of modern-day slavery and human trafficking.

Andrew shares his inspiring journey of starting unseen and outlines the challenges facing the fight against these atrocities that are happening right here in every major town and city in the UK.

The extent of the problem is shocking and the details are horrific, but Andrew's passion

and commitment to making a difference in this world is truly inspiring.

This is the eventful life of Mr Andrew Wallace OBE.

Andrew, welcome to the show.

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