Armed conflicts today involve slavery in many different forms, from forced marriage to child soldiers.
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Sir Mo Farah took three decades to discuss what happened to him as a child.
The Nationality and Borders Act could damage the UK’s ability to identify and support vulnerable people.
The environmental footprint of the fashion industry is rising rapidly. Drastic changes are needed to make the sector more sustainable and equitable.
Are the eggs you’re buying this Easter good for cocoa farmers, kids and the Earth – or actually doing harm? Our 2022 scorecard of the big brands can help you buy better than before.
Actions you can take to ensure modern slavery and child exploitation are not a part of your Christmas.
Our research shows the inadequacy of relying on consumer power to eradicate exploitation in the fashion industry.
Australia’s Senate has voted to prohibit the import of goods made using forced labour. But without government support it won’t become law.
How responsible are we for the slavery that is directly connected to our consumer choices and what can we do to reduce it?
Child sexual abuse and child sex trafficking are serious problems. Misinformation is harming efforts to combat them.
Pressure from business leaders and a simple legislative process leave few excuses for not introducing rules to combat modern slavery in commercial supply chains.
121 companies in Australia have delivered their first reports required by the Modern Slavery Act.
One in six fishers in the Gulf of Thailand have been coerced or deceived into working against their will.
How to ensure your personal protective gear isn’t made by an exploited person.
Coronavirus has revealed the extreme plight of Bangladeshi factory workers.
Slavery and slavery-like practices exist in Australia, in the form of forced marriages, sexual exploitation and forced labour.
Slavery in Australia is not an issue confined to the past. It needs urgent action, and a key step is to embrace the Uluru Statement from the Heart.
In the shadows of the agenda to accelerate India-Australia trade and investment is the risk of pushing Indian workers into slave conditions.
Workers further down supply chains are being left destitute and exposed to exploitation.
Informal retailers that dot South Africa’s townships have changed dramatically, but at great cost - avoidance of regulation and exploitation of employees.
Top contributors
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Anti-slavery researcher and practitioner, Adelaide University
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Professor of Law and Justice and Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute, UNSW
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Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic Advancement & Diversity, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, Department of Politics, University of Liverpool
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Professor in Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University
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Human trafficking and modern slavery researcher, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Adelaide University
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Chair in Accountancy and Professor in Sustainability Accounting and Transparency, University of Aberdeen
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Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Sociology, Adelaide University
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Distinguished SFU Professor of Global Supply Chain Governance, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Business and Society, University of Bath
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Senior Lecturer, University of Essex; IF Senior Research Associate, Intellectual Forum at Jesus College in the University of Cambridge; Researcher for the Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University, University of Cambridge
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Professor Consumer Ethics and Sustainability, University of Glasgow
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Associate professor in accounting, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer in Law