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 6, 2020 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Forced Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, slavery on farms
Did you know fruit picking is a really high risk area for slavery in Australia and overseas? People are made to live in squalid rooms, and many are sexually abused. Most of them have to work really long hours and with almost no pay. So they are being totally ripped...
by Sally Irwin | 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,...
