In this episode Abi is joined by Olly Kennedy, a PhD student in the Management School. Olly’s research focuses on social value and combatting modern slavery in global supply chains. Olly discusses the need to ensure our understanding of modern slavery transcends that which is perpetuated by the media – the idea that modern slavery is a problem, but one which happens elsewhere. Specifically, Olly discusses the proposed £8.8billion Economic Recovery Plan for the Liverpool City Region, providing up to 28,000 jobs in the construction industry and the implications this may have with regards to casualised and precarious labour.

Olly’s co-authored Policy Briefing is available here: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/media/livacuk/publicpolicyamppractice/covid-19/Policy,Brief,004,Coordinating,Public,Procurement.pdf

You can find Olly on Twitter @ollywkennedy or contact him via email on Oliver.Kennedy@liverpool.ac.uk

You can get in touch with Abi via Twitter @abioconnor_ or email on aoconnor@liverpool.ac.uk