Slavery and slavery-like practices exist in Australia, in the form of forced marriages, sexual exploitation and forced labour.
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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.
Combat modern slavery by spending your money in places that take the issue seriously.
The real cost of footballs transfer markets: how fake agents traffic African boys with dreams of playing in Europe’s biggest leagues.
The prospect of China using forced labour to supply foreign companies highlights the importance of modern slavery laws.
Rather than requiring companies to ensure a living wage for their global supply chain workforce, the Modern Slavery Act ends up punishing them.
Global capitalist pressures on labour markets and the search for cheaper workers can lead to slavery.
Top contributors
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
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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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Senior Lecturer in Accounting, Adelaide University
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Assistant Professor of Business & Society, Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University
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Anti-slavery researcher and practitioner, Adelaide University
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Professor and Dean of the School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Modern Slavery, University of Hull
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PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor & Principal Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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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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Professor of Industrial Engineering & Assistant Vice-President, International, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Lecturer, UWA Law School, The University of Western Australia
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PhD Candidate, School of Labour Studies, McMaster University