by Sally Irwin | Mar 30, 2021 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Labour, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
One of the biggest questions we get asked is “how is slavery different to exploitation?” Was the 7eleven incident exploitation or slavery? What about kids working in their parents business? These are great questions. Many people confuse exploitative...
by Sally Irwin | Mar 22, 2021 | Blog, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
Some thoughts on racism as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. These thoughts below have been penned by one of our American interns, Natasha, who is a woman of colour and has an inside perspective on racism. – For a...
by Sally Irwin | Mar 22, 2021 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Child Labour, Forced Marriage
COVID-19 and Child Marriage; A Dangerous Unforeseen Consequence 10 million additional girls at risk of child marriage due to COVID-19 “NEW YORK, 8 March 2021 – Ten million additional child marriages may occur before the end of the decade, threatening years of...
by Sally Irwin | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Forced Labour, Survivor News
As we bring awareness to the National Day Against Bullying and Violence it is important to understand that bullying doesn’t limit itself to children and students. Because bullying is also found in places of work. And this makes the work environment unhealthy and...
by Sally Irwin | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog, Forced Labour, Slavery in Fish
Seafaring Slavery aboard Chinese fishing vessels in the Indo-Pacific “Video footage went viral in May showing bodies of dead Indonesian fishermen thrown overboard from Chinese fishing vessels. Specifically from Long Xing 629, a high-sea boat of the Dalian Ocean...
by Sally Irwin | Dec 20, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Labour, Slavery in Fashion
On the first of March this year the Australia Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) released a report called “Uyghurs for Sale”. But it seems to have been lost in the Covid flurry of 2020. This report indicates a huge breach of human rights. And we think every...
by Sally Irwin | Dec 14, 2020 | Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
Just in time for Human Rights Day, the Australian Government launched its 5 year plan to combat modern slavery. “The National Action Plan articulates the Government’s vision for a future where no one is subjected to #modernslavery. It builds on our efforts to...
by Sally Irwin | Dec 8, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Blog
Today is the United Nations Human Rights Day. At the Freedom Hub we believe this should be everyday but sadly the world is has many who exploit others for their own gain. The UN uses ‘Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet’ as a slogan. Because equality is a...
by Sally Irwin | Dec 8, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Forced Labour
One of the biggest problems we face in trying to help women out of forced labour is knowing how to shop ethically. Shopping ethically supports the companies and factories that are treating women fairly and paying them properly. If those companies prosper, making a...
by Sally Irwin | Dec 3, 2020 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Forced Labour, Slavery in Fashion
Women Unpaid, exploited and dismissed: Garment workers continue to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic The immense global impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are yet to be fully assessed. But there’s no doubt of the devastation this unprecedented event has caused. For...
