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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.
Catholic religious attend anti-trafficking forum
The work of Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) to prevent and address human trafficking in Australia and the Pacific Region has been highlighted in a global forum.
ACRATH renews commitment to end human trafficking and slavery
ACRATH, the national network of religious and lay people working together to combat human trafficking and slavery, is moving forward from its 20th anniversary with renewed energy and commitment, following a recent gathering of members. Source: The Good Oil.
Vatican condemns slavery but takes issue with UN resolution
The Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations has condemned modern and historical slavery, while countering a “partial narrative” in a newly adopted UN resolution denouncing the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. Source: OSV News.
ACRATH marks 20 years of advocacy and action
Members of Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) from across the country gathered for a two-day meeting in the Sydney suburb of Baulkham Hills to reflect on 20 years of advocacy and action.
Commissioner says Australia needs tougher anti-slavery laws
Australia’s anti-slavery commissioner has called for tough new laws forcing Australian companies to take slavery in their supply chains seriously. Source: ABC News.
Grieving sister appeals to Church to be a ‘place of refuge’
As Catholics celebrated the patron saint of victims of modern slavery, the grieving sister of a migrant worker has appealed to the Church in Australia to be a “place of refuge”. Source: ACAN.