Bonny Ling is the executive director of Work Better Innovations, a business consultancy that strives to promote a sustainable and inclusive economy. She is also a research fellow at the international think tank Institute for Human Rights and Business, where her work focuses on the Asia Pacific; and an advisory board member of Human Rights at Sea, an international NGO that raises global awareness of human rights abuses in the maritime sector. With a background in international diplomacy, Ling began her career with various positions within the United Nations, including its missions to Bosnia, Liberia and Cyprus. Her PhD at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway, focused on human trafficking and China. What follows is a lightly edited Q&A.
Bonny Ling.Illustration by Lauren Crow
Q: You wrote about human trafficking in China for your doctorate. How have you seen that problem develop over your career since?
A: I have worked on human traffi
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