by Sally Irwin | Jul 3, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Child Labour
Children are Innocent Victims of Covid-19. A recent paper put together by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) point to the long term impact COVID-19 will have on child labour. It also makes nine recommendations for...
by Sally Irwin | Jul 3, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
We found this recent study demonstrates some common consumer misunderstandings about modern slavery. It looked into what consumers saw was their role in perpetuating and/or eradicating modern slavery. The Freedom Hub is an organisation that is fighting this crime and...
by Sally Irwin | Jun 26, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Labour
Reject Slavery and End Racism We are all shocked and in horror of the racism that we are seeing on our screens right now. As we grapple with the way forward in campaigning that Black Lives Matter; we all need to be thinking what we can to reject slavery and end...
by Sally Irwin | Jun 26, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Labour
Violation of Labour Rights will Increase Modern Slavery. The International Trade Union Confederation, says billions of people are ‘informal workers’ with no labour rights. And this is causing even more abuse and exploitation during COVID. This is because...
by Sally Irwin | Jun 16, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Forced Labour, Slavery in Hospitality
Slavery Offence of Forced Labour in Victoria Australia The crime of Modern Slavery includes forced labour and it happens right here in Australia. This article by The Age tells the sad story. ‘Farok Shaik never paid a cent to a woman and her husband. They cooked,...
by Sally Irwin | Jun 14, 2020 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Cocoa
Fuji Oil Holdings commits to ending Child Labour in their Supply Chains. Well this floats our boat! Another big company committing to ending child labour in their supply chain. Child labour is a terrible crime that robs kids of their childhood, education and health....
