Category: Blog
by Sally Irwin | May 16, 2021 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Sex Slavery
Slavery in Armidale – a Cult of Victims Rescued. For those who missed it, Australian authorities recently rescued 6 women from a man named, James Robert Davis. He had enslaved these women for several years. According to the women, they were living under...
by Sally Irwin | May 16, 2021 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery, Survivor News
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (cPTSD) is a result of long-term trauma and many of our modern slavery victims suffer from this mental health condition. We decided it was worth researching further. A Summary of this type of Trauma Complex Post...
by Sally Irwin | May 16, 2021 | Blog, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in DV
This month is Domestic Violence Month. So this is another blog in our series to highlight this problem with the lens of it being a form of modern slavery. While it can start as domestic violence with the victim being beaten and/or abused; it can easily become...
by Sally Irwin | May 1, 2021 | Blog, Sex Slavery, Slavery in DV, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
In this blog, we address the issue of Abusive Pregnancy. Not all babies are born out of a loving relationship. And incredibly, pregnant women tend to experience greater severity in domestic violence. Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness month is in May. So we want to...
by Sally Irwin | May 1, 2021 | Blog, Forced Marriage, Sex Slavery, Slavery in DV, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
Can you believe that “National Rape Day” is a new trend growing on media platforms? Because Domestic Violence Awareness month is in May, we thought it is important to take a look at this issue of ‘rape day’. And we should all take into account the...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 26, 2021 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Coffee, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery, Waterloo Cafe
Is Your Coffee Brewing Slavery? How do you know and what can you do to be sure you aren’t? Every morning, the process of getting a cup of coffee is pretty simple. Because you just put your coffee grounds into your coffee machine and hit start. Even though this...
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...
