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...
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The Fight Against Racial Discrimination
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,...
Child Marriage Increases due to Covid-19
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...
Slavery in Fishing on our Australian Plates.
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...
How these Two Help Survivors of Slavery during Covid
A lot can be said about a girl and her horse, but these two worked together to help survivors during the pandemic. While many of us felt paralysed with the barrage of change,...
3 things to Know About the Uyghur Crisis
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...
Thriving in 2020 – Survivor News Nov/Dec
Our news is of thriving not just surviving! As the year comes to an end, first we would like to say a huge thank you to all of you for your support during a very challenging...
Now that I am Free
It is gut-wrenching to hear survivor narratives on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking. But it is awe-inspiring to hear survivor stories on FREEDOM… What does it Mean to be...
Day 16 – Human Rights Day – 5 Ways to Take Action
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...
Day 14 – How to Shop Ethically for Christmas
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...
Day 13 – Women Empowering Human Rights
Today is International Volunteers Day and it is through volunteering that we see the power of women to invoke human rights. Since 1948 the UN has been proclaiming the rights that...
Day 12 – Women caught in Fashion Faux Pas
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...