The Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) was represented at an event convened by the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP yesterday to mark the 10th anniversary of royal assent of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Slavery, Slavery-like Conditions and People Trafficking) Bill.

ACAN adds its voice to introduce better protections and pathways to seek remedy for people on temporary visas who experience exploitation in Australia.

All undergraduate students at Australian Catholic University (ACU) will complete training to identify and respond to modern slavery following a pilot project with the Archdiocese of Sydney.

Today Catholics around the world are marking the Feast Day Mass of St Josephine Bakhita - the Patron Saint of South Sudan and Sudan, and the Patron Saint of victims of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Catholic Health Australia is calling on the Australian Government to establish an independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner as part of reforms to improve the Modern Slavery Act 2018.

These webinars are a result of modern slavery risk analysis conducted across $8 billion of Catholic procurement in health care, education, community and financial services.

I see immense hope and light radiating from our young people who have also grappled with darkness in their lifetime. And yet, they are leading the way in areas where we have not always done well.

My name is Moe Turaga, and I am a survivor. I am here to say “Slavery is Cruel”, and my call to action is ‘Let’s put an end to it!’

Today is United Nations International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.

The Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN) made an important submission to government this week in relation to a Review of the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act (MSA) 2018.

An address from John McCarthy KC on the Catholic Schools response to the Commonwealth Modern Slavery Act 2018.

Medical glove maker Ansell is defending claims of knowingly profiting from forced labour in Malaysia. Thirteen workers are suing the company and Kimberly-Clark in a US court.

ACAN entities were joined by academics, police, unions and colleagues from the mining, energy, building, shipping and other sectors at a modern slavery networking event hosted by Mills Oakley (MO) Lawyers in Brisbane.

Some decades ago I had my first day at a real job, article clerk to a prominent liquor licensing lawyer. I inherited for a year the desk outside his office, full of files on the layout of bars and restaurants. I was not sure this is what called me to the law…

This morning tea was hosted by Sydney Catholic Schools with The Most Rev Anthony Fisher OP, Archbishop of Sydney, in recognition of United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

The University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, recently partnered with Catholic Mission in Perth to host a breakfast with Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel, Archbishop of Addis Ababa. It was part of a larger visit to promote the work of the Church in Ethiopia.

The Domus 8.7 Index has over 5,000 hours of review and analysis invested in ranking close to 1,500 Modern Slavery Statements submitted to the Australian Government's Online Register for Modern Slavery Statements.

The Santa Marta Group’s first European meeting recently brought together over 100 participants from 23 countries to discuss cooperation between its members and identify concrete actions to be taken by the Church and its partners in Europe.

Investment Managers (IMs) have a responsibility to respect human rights as defined in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

The Archdiocese of Perth video on modern slavery send a clear message about commitment, collaboration and action across the Catholic Church in WA to end modern slavery.