by Sally Irwin | Nov 24, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
This is a Survivors Story of Freedom from modern slavery in the area of forced labour * right here in Australia. I grew up in an area of Turkey and lost my parents in a war. My grandparents raised my siblings and me, but now they are old and can’t work. So when an...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 24, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Calling all women… did you know …..? Violence against women and girls is one of the most widespread, persistent and devastating human rights violations in our world today. 1 in 3 women worldwide have experienced physical or sexual violence. Women and girls...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 9, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
The Shadow Pandemic – Violence Against Women and Girls during Covid19 “Even before the pandemic, violence against women was one of the most widespread violations of human rights. Since lockdown restrictions, domestic violence has multiplied, spreading...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 8, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Waterloo Cafe
At last the Waterloo cafe is crawling its way out of the Covid doldrums!!! We have travelled from March figures being 75% behind last year to October 45% behind. It’s a tricky time because we are busy enough to need more staff but not enough revenue to pay for...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 7, 2020 | Blog, Ethical Business, Forced Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Fashion
The Cruel Cost of Cotton When looking at our wardrobes, we can only see the end result of unseen labour. But modern slavery is present in every aspect of the products that we consume. The cruel cost is hidden in the production of the materials from which they are...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 7, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
Freedom to Swim is an Empowering Exercise “The [woman] who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it” Woodrow Wilson. – Women and girl survivors of modern slavery know what it is like to swim against the stream where obstacles lie. And, they also...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 25, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
English is the most widely spoken language in the world. So The Freedom Hub’s Survivor School runs English classes for Survivors of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. These English classes are developed to suit our students’ individual needs. Because we want our...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 15, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery, Survivor News
Slavery happens in Australia. This is unacceptable. But how do we help the vulnerable people who have experienced this crime in our country? Why is working with survivors of Modern Slavery different from working with other trauma clients? How do we help them with...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog, Ethical Business, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Fashion
What happened at Boohoo? Fast Fashion Under Scrutiny Today, it has never been easier to have the latest fashion trends at your fingertips. With a few clicks of a button, we can have almost anything delivered to our door in days. It is convenience driven consumerism....
by Sally Irwin | Oct 12, 2020 | Blog, Ethical Business, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Fashion
Queensland’s very own OUTLAND DENIM features on the international Fashion stage again! Every Aussie should be supporting this world leading ethical denim company, as the world watches the impact for good it has on fighting modern slavery. This time, James Bartle,...
