dr_octagon
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I'm not sure what to make of this. Olympic gold medalist, long distance runner and awarded a knighthood. The guy was trafficked to the UK as a child.
It is terrible to think of others not so fortunate. UK introduced laws to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking but unfortunately it's still a huge global issue.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62123886
It is terrible to think of others not so fortunate. UK introduced laws to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking but unfortunately it's still a huge global issue.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62123886
Sir Mo says he wants to tell his story to challenge public perceptions of trafficking and slavery.
"I had no idea there was so many people who are going through exactly the same thing that I did. It just shows how lucky I was," he says.
"What really saved me, what made me different, was that I could run."
The woman who brought Sir Mo to London has been approached by the BBC for comment, but has not responded.
Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, who was forced to flee Iraq with his family when he was 11, said hearing Sir Mo's story was "heartbreaking and painful".
He told BBC Breakfast: "I salute Mo Farah. What an amazing human being, to have gone through that trauma in childhood, to come through it and be such a great role model. It's truly inspirational.