Micaela Cronin, Hager CEO Photo: Hager
Around the world more than 45 million people are currently enslaved. A quarter of them are children. They're sobering facts that are often overlooked, with human trafficking and exploitation largely a hidden issue.
A month-long event called LOUDER is being held right now to draw attention to the international issue of human slavery.
Micaela Cronin, CEO of Hager, a human rights organisation, is one of the experts speaking at LOUDER, in towns around New Zealand.