Ms. (Waskam) Emelda Davis is a second-generation Australian South Sea Islander who has worked for federal, state, community and grassroots organizations in Australia where she has exhibited diverse expertise in community development, education, training, media and marketing.

Emelda speaks to Jodee Sydney about the history of slavery and the issue in Australia and the North Coast of NSW. Islander people who were brought to Australia to pick sugar cane and work on farms. The practice was common and many descendants live in Australia today. Some mixed with the Aboriginal communities. The contribution of these enslaved people is not widely recognised in Australia.

Jodee also speaks to Lauren Ornelas about the modern slaves and children used in the food industry supply chains in farming We envision a food system free from the exploitation of humans and the environment and with equitable access to healthy, sustaining food for all communities; where non-human animals are not seen as food but as individuals with lives, personalities, friendships, and family and are free from harm and exploitation; and where workers, communities, and the environment are always protected and treated with dignity, respect, and appreciation.

Nick Grono is an Australian (ex-pat) human rights campaigner who heads the Freedom Fund in London – the world's first private donor fund dedicated to ending slavery. hels about the work 'The Freedom Fund' is doing throughout modern slavery affected countries to assist in reducing the incidence of human trafficking into modern slavery. Nick is also the co-chair of the Jo Cox Foundation, and a board member of Girls Not Brides, the Global Partnership to End Child Marriage. Nick was the inaugural CEO of the Walk Free Foundation, a leading international actor in the fight against modern slavery. Prior to this, Nick was the Deputy President and COO of the International Crisis Group (ICG), the world’s leading conflict prevention NGO. Nick has testified on conflict and human rights issues before the European, UK, Dutch, and Australian Parliaments.

Lauren Ornelas-

is the founder and the executive director of the Food Empowerment Project, a nonprofit food justice organization that spotlights the abuse of animals on farms, unfair working conditions for produce workers, and the unavailability of healthy foods in communities of color and low-income areas.Lauren has spent her entire life on the front lines fighting for human and animal rights. She went vegan and became an activist in the 80s, later she founded and ran the animal right’s organization

Dr Natalia Szablewska -

is a law expert at Auckland University of Technology. She is a Modern Slavery Law expert and Humanitarian advocate. Dr Szablewska said sometimes people may not even know they are a victim of Modern Slavery or what's happening to them is illegal.

She says traffickers tend to have a good way of building bonds with their victims, and making them appear like a perceived protector.

Serrata Martin-

The tea industry particularly in India has a long history of indentured slavery . The Organic India' Ayurvedic Tea Company is trying to change these practices. Jodee speaks to Serrata Martin about the tea industry and how we consume and purchase tea products.