Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Modern slavery and climate change: how extreme weather fuels forced labour and unwanted marriages

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Daniel Ogunniyi, Lecturer in Law, University of Hull

Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One area that hasn’t been explored much yet is how extreme weather events are creating conditions for a rise in modern slavery.

Legal scholar Daniel Ogunniyi, who has done research in this field, speaks about the intersection of climate change and modern slavery in Africa.

What is modern slavery and how serious is it in Africa?

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