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Sydney man and woman charged in human trafficking and servitude investigation – Australian Federal Police

Sydney man and woman charged in human trafficking and servitude investigation – Australian Federal Police

Australian Federal Police, 2021 | Human Trafficking, News

Melbourne couple who kept a grandmother as slave for eight years jailed for ‘crime against humanity’ – ABC News

Melbourne couple who kept a grandmother as slave for eight years jailed for ‘crime against humanity’ – ABC News

ABC News, 2021 | Modern Slavery, News

Sydney couple sentenced for forced labour – Australian Federal Police

Sydney couple sentenced for forced labour – Australian Federal Police

Australian Federal Police, 2021 | Forced Labour, News

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Anti-Slavery Australia awarded a Social Impact Grant

Anti-Slavery Australia awarded a Social Impact Grant

UTS, 2020 | ASA in the Media, News

Outstanding Commitment to Human Rights

Outstanding Commitment to Human Rights

UTS Law, 2020 | Modern Slavery

Philippines National Allegedly Unlawfully Detained for Three Years – St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

Philippines National Allegedly Unlawfully Detained for Three Years – St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

St George and Sutherland Shire Leader, 2019 | ASA in the Media, Forced Labour, News

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Online seminar | Introduction to Modern Slavery | 27 May 2021

Online seminar | Introduction to Modern Slavery | 27 May 2021

Anti-Slavery Australia, 2021 | Events

Partnering to End Modern Slavery: Australia’s National Conference on Modern Slavery 8-10 June 2021

Partnering to End Modern Slavery: Australia’s National Conference on Modern Slavery 8-10 June 2021

Anti-Slavery Australia, 2021 | Events, Modern Slavery

Meet the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

Meet the UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery

Anti-Slavery Australia, 2021 | Events, Modern Slavery

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Dr Martijn Boersma

Senior Lecturer, Business School, University of Technology Sydney

Dr Martijn Boersma is an academic who researches the intersection of business and society. Current projects focus on multistakeholder efforts to improve working conditions in the Australian commercial real estate cleaning supply chain, and strategies to improve labor conditions within the Australian cotton value chain. Together with Justine Nolan he published the book Addressing Modern Slavery (2019).

Kylie Porter

Executive Director, Global Compact Network Australia

Kylie is a sustainability expert with over 18 years of experience in corporate affairs, sustainability and strategy roles across a broad range of industries. During her career, Kylie has helped numerous companies develop and implement responsible business strategies, managed reputation risk for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and wrote and managed policies across various thematic areas including climate change and human rights.

Kylie’s career includes working for ANZ Banking Group, National Australia Bank (NAB), Standard Chartered, KPMG and Save the Children and expatriate work in London, Singapore, Nigeria, Switzerland, France and South Africa. Before joining the Global Compact Network Australia, Kylie was the Stakeholder Engagement Manager for Corporate Responsibility at NAB where she held responsibility for internal and external engagement on NAB’s corporate responsibility strategy and management of reputation risk issues. Kylie also served on the Corporate Affairs team for the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Financial Services Industry where she held particular responsibility for NAB’s engagement and relationship with consumer advocacy groups.

Dr David Cooke

Chairman and Managing Director, Konica Minolta Australia

Dr David Cooke was appointed as the first non-Japanese Managing Director of Konica Minolta in Australia in 2013. The company is a global firm operating in the technology sector.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Managers & Leaders and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is also a non-executive director of UN Global Compact Network Australia and has served on the boards of several anti-human trafficking NGOs.

Prof Jennifer Burn

Director, Anti-Slavery Australia

Jennifer has led the development of Australian best practice antislavery initiatives since 2003. Through her research, advocacy and practice she has pursued legislative amendments and policy developments to promote best practice responses for the prevention of modern slavery and to ensure survivors of modern slavery have access to the protection and support they need.

Jennifer is nationally renowned as a thought leader in the field of human trafficking, slavery and slavery-like practices, particularly for her work on the prevention of all forms of modern slavery and victim support.

Jennifer was appointed to the inaugural Australian Government National Roundtable on Human Trafficking in 2008 and continues to serve. Jennifer is currently serving as the Interim Anti-Slavery Commissioner for NSW.

Forced labour

When a person does not consider themselves free to stop working or to leave their place of work because of coercion, threat or deception.

Debt bondage

When a person has pledged their services as a security for a debt AND

  • that debt is manifestly excessive OR
  • the person’s services are not applied to liquidate the debt OR
  • the length and nature of the services is not limited or defined
Deceptive recruitment for labour or services

When a person is deceived about their work and their work involves exploitation through a type of modern slavery.

Forced marriage

When a person gets married without freely and fully consenting because of coercion, threat or deception or because they’re incapable of understanding the nature and effect of the marriage ceremony because of age or mental capacity.

Worst forms of child labour

When children (under 18) are:

  • trafficked or in situations of modern slavery (servitude, debt bondage or forced labour) OR
  • sexually exploited through child prostitution, the production of pornography or pornographic performances OR
  • used to produce or traffic drugs OR
  • engaged in work that is likely to harm their health, safety or morals.
  • This will include children working in hazardous or dangerous environments, industries or sectors such as mining, quarrying and construction.
Servitude

When a person does not consider themselves free to stop working or to leave their place of work because of coercion, threat or deception AND the person is significantly deprived of their personal freedom in aspects of their life outside of work (eg they’re told when they are allowed to eat, sleep or shower.

Human trafficking

The recruitment, harbouring or movement of a person by means including coercion, threat, deception, fraud and abduction for the purpose of exploitation. Exploitation being serious exploitation – that is at the end of the trafficking journey, the person finds themselves in a form of modern slavery (eg forced labour). The Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018, produced by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes, found that 1 in 3 trafficked people finds themselves in forced labour at the end of their journey.

Slavery

When a person exercises powers of ownership over another. In essence, it’s when a person treats another like a commodity or object; able to be sold, purchased or traded.