This 20 minute video tells untold stories of brick workers in Cambodia. Their life stories show the urgent need for modern slavery and climate change to be tackled in tandem. The video reveals the UK's indirect complicity in these, from its opaque commodity chains to use of the carbon loophole of international trade in its accounting.
The video was shown to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Home Office in September 2020 at a learning event on "Evidence dialogues on Modern Slavery and Vulnerability to Climate Change”.
The talk is based on research joint funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and FCDO, namely Blood Bricks (@ Blood_Bricks) and the Disaster Trade (@DisasterTrade_).
Blood Bricks has been shortlisted for “Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences” by the Times Higher Education Awards 2020.