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Indonesian religious sisters raise awareness of human trafficking
Religious sisters took to the streets of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, to raise awareness about scammers increasingly using online job advertisements to lure people into human trafficking networks across Southeast Asia. Source: UCA News.
World Day brings global attention to human trafficking
World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, observed today, brings global attention to human trafficking, urging vigilance and action to prevent this crime. Source: ACRATH.
Network welcomes tougher modern slavery laws
The Australian Catholic Anti-Slavery Network has welcomed the Albanese Government’s new measures to strengthen compliance with Australia’s Modern Slavery Act.
Three dioceses come together to combat modern slavery
Anti-modern slavery advocate Jessa-Joy Royupa delivered a powerful address condemning the practice in Australia at a dinner hosted jointly by the Archdiocese of Sydney’s Justice and Peace Office and the Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network. Source: Catholic Weekly.
Healthcare worker detects modern slavery victim
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans says the court case of a Melbourne man convicted of intentionally possessing a slave has shown the importance of frontline health workers being able to identify and respond to indicators of exploitation.
Only one per cent of forced labour reports to police end in convictions
Catholic advocates have joined people affected by forced labour to call for practical assistance to workers at risk of extreme labour exploitation. Source: ACAN.
Anti-slavery tsar says US tariff a distraction from human rights issues
Australia’s anti-slavery commissioner has accused the Trump Administration of weaponising important human rights issues by seeking to impose tariffs against Australia and dozens of other countries for failing to do enough to prevent forced labour. Source: The Age.
‘A wound in Christian memory’: Pope delivers slavery apology
Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology yesterday for the role the Holy See itself played in legitimising slavery and for having failed to condemn it for centuries, calling the Vatican’s record a “wound in Christian memory”. Source: NCR Online.
Government faces call to bolster modern slavery laws
A coalition of more than 100 investors, businesses, unions and advocacy groups has launched a push for the federal government to strengthen Australia’s modern slavery laws. Source: Sydney Morning Herald.