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Battling modern-day slavery in the tech supply chain
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Battling modern-day slavery in the tech supply chain

Technology Now

October 17, 202420m 20s

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Show Notes

In this episode we are looking at the topic of modern day slavery in the tech supply chain, examining where it can be found, and what can be done about it.

To tackle this important topic, we’re joined by humanitarian photographer and anti-slavery activist Lisa Kristine, founder of the Human Thread Foundation.

This is Technology Now, a weekly show from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. Every week we look at a story that's been making headlines, take a look at the technology behind it, and explain why it matters to organizations and what we can learn from it.

This episode has been produced with support from HPE’s ‘The Doppler’ Magazine: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/about/doppler.html

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About this week's guest: https://lisakristine.com/

Sources and statistics cited in this episode:
The Human Thread Foundation: https://humanthreadfoundation.org/
Alliance 8.7: https://www.alliance87.org/
ILO report into modern slavery: https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/50-million-people-worldwide-modern-slavery-0
Swarm robotics in surgery: https://www.dkfz.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/2024/dkfz-pm-24-58-miniature-robots-in-convoy-for-endoscopic-surgery.php

Topics

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