2020 marked the five-year anniversary of the signing of the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (the Convention). The ASEAN-Australia Counter Trafficking Programme (ASEAN ACT) is a 10-year partnership fu...Read More

Trafficking in human beings is defined as a situation whereby a person’s predicament is used to trap them in an exploitative situation. This can take various forms and occurs in different areas: • Labour exploitation • Sexual exploit...Read More

This brief provides a reference for worker reporting and worker empowerment tools and programs from the context of ‘worker voice,’ a concept that emerged with the birth of the organized labour movement during the Industrial Revolution. Two funda...Read More

The Law Council considers that the Government’s proposal, Attorney- General Department’s "Modern Slavery in Supply Chains Reporting Requirement: Public Consultation Paper and Regulation Impact Statement", requires two important changes if it is ...Read More