Jun 6, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates
Known statistics of Child Labour in India is over 10million children. But the coronavirus has brought to light that child labour and child trafficking is rampant in India. More than the local charities and campaigners had realised. This article by the Thomson Reuters...
Jun 6, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates
Can the relationship Australia is building with India, force millions more people into modern slavery? India is a country with some 450million people in “informal labour”. As a result, there is a huge risk of slavery in the supply chains. Because,...
Jun 2, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Marriage
Big Changes Could Be Happening Very Soon For Women Getting Married in Saudi Arabia Having banned the practice of forced marriage in 2005, Saudi’s religious and political authorities have turned their focus to equalising the legislation surrounding marriage...
Jun 2, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business
Australia leads in eradicating Modern Slavery. We are so grateful to be living in a country that prioritises human rights. We are even more grateful that we have a government that chooses lead the way themselves. They do not just expect businesses to comply to the new...
Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Cocoa
Did you know that some of your favourite foods may be produced with child labour? Take chocolate, for instance: 60 percent of its main ingredient, cocoa, is grown in the Ivory Coast and Ghana, where child labour remains widespread. 2 million children in Ghana and...
Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Child Labour, Slavery in the Financial Sector
How your savings could be invested in firms making deadly weapons banned under international treaty. Investing in cluster munitions are part of a wider problem. Highlighted in a report by ShareAction, many asset managers have paid scant regard to human rights abuses...
Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Slavery in Coffee, Waterloo Cafe
Here are 5 Tips for finding really good Coffee… You wake up, dreary eyed, not wanting to get out of bed but you do… slowly. Priority 1 – good coffee. Once ready for work, you race towards your local coffee shop to get your morning caffeine burst just so...
Jun 1, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
How has the global pandemic COVID19 impacted our Survivors of Modern Slavery? It has been a really challenging time for our Survivor School to meet the increased needs of our clients. Awareness around Mental Health has never been more prevalent than now in a global...
May 28, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Events
“Judge us all you like, but we think the 200 cheeseburgers and copious amounts of chicken nuggets this couple had delivered as late night ‘dance floor fuel’ was the best bit about this unique Sydney wedding, held at The Freedom Hub Ethical Weddings. Well, that...
May 25, 2020 | Blog, Ethical Business, Waterloo Cafe
Can you believe there is an Ethical Bread that is changing lives? In an industry oversaturated with delicious bread options, how did we choose the right bakery to supply the Freedom Hub and provide the delicious carbs to keep our customers happy? Great question. This...
