When most Australians think of slavery they envision William Wilberforce and people being shipped to the Americas in chains. Like me, they would be shocked to discover that this inhumane practice continues today, even in Australia — just no longer in physical...
Australian Government announces proposal for modern slavery reporting requirement AUGUST 16, 2017 The GCNA welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of its intention to create a modern slavery reporting requirement. Today, the Minister for Justice released a...
Unless governments act now, millions of the world’s most vulnerable people could be pushed into contemporary forms of slavery and other exploitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN independent human rights expert has said. The warning comes from UN Special...
Human rights barrister Amal Clooney has told Australian MPs they have a role to play in ensuring authoritarian governments and individuals do not use the cover of the coronavirus crisis to permanently erode civil liberties and conceal abuses. The parliament...
Four years after the implementation of the Modern Slavery Act in the United Kingdom – and with other jurisdictions following suit – Lucy Trevelyan examines how effective anti-slavery laws are and how onerous their provisions are for in-house lawyers. More than 40...
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