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by Joan Martin | Jun 5, 2023 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Child Labour, Forced Labour, Slavery in Fashion, Slavery in Fish
When Organic Isn’t Ethical: The Slave Trade in the Beauty Industry The Rise of Clean Beauty “Clean” beauty products have taken the cosmetics industry by storm, and for good reason. The focus on using natural ingredients free of animal testing and harmful...
by Sally Irwin | May 30, 2023 | Ending Modern Slavery
Executive Summary of the Modern Slavery Act Review It is a universal truth that slavery is abhorrent and intolerable. All levels of society bear a collective responsibility to combat slavery. This shared commitment must take many forms. Where once slavery could be...
by Joan Martin | May 8, 2023 | Blog
Material Traceability and Modern-Day Slavery Where Do You Actually Get Your Products From? From having a cup of water in the morning to brushing your hair out, mindlessly using products has become essential to our everyday lives. However, have you ever stopped to...
by SBMaster | May 8, 2023 | About Modern Slavery, Blog, Slavery in Fashion, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
The dazzling runways of fast fashion shows may seem like a glamorous world of luxury and beauty, but there’s a hidden reality that lurks behind the scenes. From the cotton fields in Uzbekistan to the sweatshops in Bangladesh, the fashion industry’s dark...
by Sally Irwin | Feb 9, 2023 | Ending Modern Slavery
Four Human Rights Issues Businesses Should Consider in 2023 How can your business have a real, effective and positive impact? Here are four human rights issues for boards and companies to consider. 2022 marks the third year of modern slavery reporting, and businesses...
by Joan Martin | Dec 9, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
Volunteering is one of the most rewarding things you can do and demonstrates the power of each individual to invoke human rights. Recognition of human rights is central to tackling inequality, exclusion and discrimination. After all, each of us can make a difference...
by Joan Martin | Dec 9, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Happy Human Rights Day! Human Rights Day, celebrated annually on December 10th, is the celebration of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights EVERYONE is entitled to, regardless of...
by Joan Martin | Dec 8, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Ethical Events, Waterloo Cafe
The Freedom Hub’s vision is to help rebuild the lives of survivors of slavery in Australia and partner in ending modern slavery around the world. Our founder, Sally Irwin, pioneered a model for social change by building influential “hubs” that fund and...
by Joan Martin | Dec 6, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Human Rights Day is in 5 days – coming up on December 10th, it is the day that celebrates the recognition of the inalienable rights every human being is entitled to, regardless of status. It seems obvious that every human being should be treated with respect,...
by Joan Martin | Dec 6, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
In today’s world, it has never been easier to have the latest fashion trends at your fingertips. With a few clicks of a button, we can have almost anything delivered to our door in days. It is convenience-driven consumerism. But, to put it simply, when a price tag on...
by Ebony Stanmore | Dec 4, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Everyone can help end slavery and the plight of women who have escaped this crime. Last night I asked my six-year-old niece two questions. Firstly, the age-old tried and tested, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” This was met with the swift response of...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 30, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
Day 9 – Why Women Are More Vulnerable to Modern Slavery An estimated 50 million people worldwide are trapped in Modern Slavery, an increase of 10 million since previous estimates in 2016. Modern slavery is a crime that affects every industry worldwide. The term...
by Ebony Stanmore | Nov 28, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Slavery in Coffee, Slavery in Fish, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
Christmas Shopping that’s Ethical The Christmas holiday season is fast approaching, and it can be easy to be swept up in all the shiny objects when you’re shopping – especially when the newest toys and electronics dominate the shelves. But, unfortunately,...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 28, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, 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. Many victims suffer from this mental health condition. Women who have victims of abuse are often develop complex trauma so we decided it was worth explaining further. A Summary of...
by Ebony Stanmore | Nov 27, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Blog
How Does Knowledge Help? While Australia has made considerable progress in protecting civil and political rights, human rights remain an issue. Mainly, modern slavery is still very present. Modern slavery has been an increasing issue, especially with the COVID-19...
by Joan Martin | Nov 25, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
Connection is at the core of the work that we do here at The Freedom Hub. Unfortunately, like many businesses, lockdowns and stay-at-home orders had vast and lasting impacts on us, our survivors, our staff, our volunteers, our café, and the overall running of the...
by Joan Martin | Nov 25, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
One of the highlights for the Freedom Survivor School this year was the establishment of a Freedom Hub Mothers Group. We run this group weekly, with our mothers taking turns to host the group at their homes. Why host Mother’s Group in their homes? Hosting...
by Joan Martin | Nov 25, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, About Modern Slavery, Ending Modern Slavery, Survivor News
While many of us wish we could end modern slavery with a snap of our fingers and ‘free’ everyone trapped in those conditions, it may not feel possible. What would that actually look like? If people are simply taken out of slavery and left on their own, are they truly...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 24, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Blog, Ending Modern Slavery
“Even before the pandemic, violence against women was one of the most widespread violations of human rights. Since lockdown restrictions, domestic violence has multiplied, spreading across the world in a shadow pandemic.” – Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the Executive...
by Joan Martin | Nov 21, 2022 | 16Days of Freedom, Ending Modern Slavery
Below is the first blog in the 2022 SERIES. The 2023 SERIES WILL START ON 25TH NOVEMBER 2023. This is a taster of what to expect. You can read all of last year’s blogs under the category 16 Days of Freedom. The 2023 series will be posted daily on...
by Sally Irwin | Nov 15, 2022 | Ending Modern Slavery, Ethical Business, Stats and Facts about Modern Slavery
On 10th November the NSW Anti-slavery Commissioner, Dr James Cockayne gave an address in the NSW Parliament House. The title of the speech was Anti-slavery as Smart Public Policy. About the Commissioner’s Address In his address, the NSW...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 13, 2022 | Ending Modern Slavery, Social Impact Report
Last quarter The Freedom Hub received an award, two accreditations and two visits from the new Anti-Slavery Commissioner for NSW. Award It was pretty exciting to win the Third Sector Award for ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year’. The Third Sector are...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 13, 2022 | Ending Modern Slavery
Our Ethical Cafe, Catering, Retail, and Events is full of Highs and Lows Let’s start with the The Freedom Hub Cafe highs! The Freedom Hub cafe ‘Corporate Catering’ has grown so much over Q3 that we are now looking for funding to develop an online...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 11, 2022 | Donor Newsletters, Ending Modern Slavery, Social Impact Report, Survivor News
Survivor School and Advocacy – helping victim/survivors rebuild, recover, and thrive in life. The last few months have been a very busy time in the survivor school for both Survivor School work and advocacy! We have had 6 new referrals join...
by Sally Irwin | Oct 11, 2022 | Donor Newsletters, Ending Modern Slavery, Social Impact Report
Ethical Business is our Business Our Ethical Business Training and Consulting work continues to grow with the increasing need for businesses to work with experienced anti-slavery NGOs. Over the year The Freedom Hub has had to further expanded our Ethical Business team...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 14, 2022 | Blog, Ethical Events, Social Impact Report, Waterloo Cafe
Purpose has become more important than ever over the last two years. How has consumer spending changed toward purpose, and what is The Freedom Hub doing to leverage this opportunity. Since the day we opened our first cafe in 2015, The Freedom Hub has been...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 12, 2022 | Blog, Ethical Business
Partner to end Modern Slavery? How has the pandemic made this a huge battle? The third arm of our social purpose is to ‘partner in the fight to end global slavery.’ Partnering is the only way we are going to end this crime. The official...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 11, 2022 | Survivor News
It’s a Rebuild of confidence, lost dreams, and hopes for the future. How Q1 has been a huge challenge for our survivors. Many of us are unsure or not confident about going out or mixing in crowds again, yet we know we must. We know it is vital to socialise and...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog, Forced Labour, Slavery in Cocoa
Easter Means Chocolate Time! Here’s How to Get Your Spring Fix Ethically Easter is a time of eating chocolate– chocolate eggs, chocolate bunnies. It is something we share with family and friends. There is no denying the happiness we feel when we bite into a piece of...
by Sally Irwin | Apr 3, 2022 | Child Labour, Ethical Business, Forced Labour, Slavery in Cocoa
The chocolate industry makes an estimated $103 billion globally each year. As a result, there are greedy individuals willing to take shortcuts if it means more money in their pockets. Hence, the plague of modern-day slavery and child labour runs rampant in the farming...
