Category: Global Modern Slavery Updates
Jul 12, 2021 | Blog, Child Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Mica
We all use products every day that are made from mica. But most of us are unaware that this mica may have been acquired through the worst forms of child labor. From its use as an insulator in our computers, phones, and other electronics; to its use in cosmetics...
Jul 1, 2021 | Child Labour, Debt Bondage, Ending Modern Slavery, Forced Labour, Slavery in Tea, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
Forced labor in tea farming: how far removed are we? Think about the foods and beverages in your kitchen right now. Would it be possible for you to list their origins down to the grower of each ingredient? I know I couldn’t, not even for something as simple as the tea...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Nov 7, 2020 | Blog, Ethical Business, Forced Labour, Global Modern Slavery Updates, Slavery in Fashion
The Cruel Cost of Cotton We look at our wardrobes, and we see the end result of unseen labour. But we now know that there is modern slavery in every aspect of the products we consume. The cruel cost is hidden in the production of the materials. And, one very large...
