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Reanna Smith

Real Mo Farah: What is modern slavery and the signs of human trafficking?

Sir Mo Farah has revealed that he was trafficked to the UK at the age of nine and that he has a different real name.

In his BBC documentary The Real Mo Farah, which airs on Wednesday (July 13), the Olympic medalist reveals that his real name is actually Hussein Adbi Kahin and that he was born in Somaliland and trafficked to the UK from Djibouti.

Throughout the documentary, Mo will recount how he became a victim of modern slavery once arriving in the UK, as he was forced to work as a domestic servant.

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