One of my favourite people in history, the late Kenyan Wangari Mathai, an activist,
she said that it's the little things we do that can make a difference.
Today, I'm asking you to do a little thing.
Share this podcast with someone else.
Hopefully, it will remind them that our world is always worth saving and that there are many solutions out there.
Now, let's jump into today's episode.
In a sea of troubling headlines, this program is an island you can always come to for positive news.
I'm Mayra Anouvi and today on People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service,
we're finding out about ways to save and empower victims of slavery and people trafficking.
Across London, it's car washes, nail bars and construction sites, hotspots for modern day slavery.
Slavery is something that's hard to imagine in the 21st century.
It feels like something buried in the past, but it's real.
Unable to pay a debt, Bohai was trafficked from China and made to work on a construction site.
I mean there are lots of ways in which it can happen
but fundamentally it's about people being forced into exploitative situations and having their freedom taken away.
I had to go anywhere they want me to go, otherwise they would beat me up and break my arms and legs.
They were very cruel.
I just lost my will to live.
It's thought that 50 million people are in modern slavery,
including 28 million in forced labor and 22 million in forced marriages.