Emily Kenway is a writer, researcher and former unpaid carer. She spent over a decade working on social justice issues including living wages and labour exploitation. Her first book, 'The Truth about Modern Slavery', was described as a 'powerful treatise' by the Guardian. Her new book, 'Who Cares: the hidden crisis of caregiving and how we solve it', has been commended by Lady Brenda Hale, Silvia Federici, the Sunday Times and more, and was a finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2023. It weaves her story of caring for her mother with in-depth investigation into unpaid caregiving. She is currently a doctoral scholar in social policy at the University of Edinburgh.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryA lorry-load of corpses in Essex, but no trafficking charges in court
Politicians were quick to label the discovery of 39 dead migrants in Essex in 2019 as trafficking, but that’s not...
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryGetting anti-trafficking advocates on board with decriminalised sex work
Sex workers rights’ advocates and anti-trafficking professionals have more in common than they think.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryUnions in the 21st century: adapt to survive, co-opt to grow
Could a clever campaign make support for unions an integral part of corporate social responsibility?