From the 12 year old prostitute who can be bought for less than a dollar, to the domestic servant locked up and unpaid for months on end we hear directly about the scale of human trafficking in a globalised world and uncover a global black market in human beings.

The series investigates one of the world’s fastest growing crimes and reveals an alternative economy where the poorest and most vulnerable are trapped and exploited.

Whether it’s the clothes we wear, the cigarettes we smoke or the buildings we work in, people trafficking is big business and Working Lives finds out what business and the corporate world are doing to stop it.

Last in the series exposing the global black market in human beings. In this episode, Working Lives travels to Egypt to explore the steps bring taken by the business community and government to tackle the problems of human trafficking and forced labour.

An initiative to outlaw the sale of brides into prostitution is explored, which has resulted in the jailing of 40 religious leaders for their part in this trafficking crime.

We hear from leading businessman Samih Sawiris about the commitment his business is making to stamping out this crime and the ways that other businesses can help.

In an exclusive interview with Egypt's First Lady, Suzanne Mubarak, we hear about the global campaign she is leading to stamp out modern day slavery.