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.'...
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Mica. A Mineral that Children Mine.
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...
Is your Coffee Brewing Slavery?
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...
A New National Action Plan to Combat Modern Slavery
Just in time for Human Rights Day, the Australian Government launched its 5 year plan to combat modern slavery. "The National Action Plan articulates the Government’s vision for...
NSW Modern Slavery Legislation Sept 20 Update
Finally some action is happening. Parliament met yesterday (24th Sept 2020) to discuss the NSW Modern Slavery Act. As a result the 17 recommendations that an earlier enquiry...
Reject Slavery Past and Present
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...
Violation of Labour Rights at a Seven Year High.
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...
Exploited Victims of Slavery – What is Australia Doing?
What is the Government doing about people exploited in slavery? We at the Freedom Hub are very grateful that we live in a country with human rights. Also, we are also very...
Ending Child Labour in Cocoa Production
Fuji Oil Holdings commits to ending Child Labour in their Supply Chains. Well this floats our boat! Another big company committing to ending child labour in their supply chain....
Modern Slavery Act 2018
A Modern Slavery Act (MSA) was passed through Government for NSW and the Commonwealth. So 2018 will go down in history as the year Australia took a stand against slavery. These...