Our mission is to eliminate human trafficking and the harm it causes.
ACRATH, Flinders University, and the University of South Australia have collaborated to develop micro-credentialed six free, online modules. Designed for university staff and students, these modules aim to equip future professionals with the skills to identify and combat modern slavery in their fields while supporting university staff in addressing modern slavery in their current roles.
Modern Slavery Snapshot
50 million people live
in slavery globally
71% are female
(women and girls)
Only 1 in 5 victims are
detected in Australia
Latest News
Courses to Combat Modern Slavery
By ACRATH |
‘Educating for Change’: Free National Short Courses to Combat Modern SlaveryACRATH | Flinders University | University of South Australia A new national short course series is now live and free, equipping university students and staff with the tools to recognise and respond to modern slavery in Australia. Developed in partnership by ACRATH, Flinders University and…
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Make Sweet Choices That Matter
By ACRATH |
Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH) urges Australians to look a little deeper into their shopping baskets this Easter with the ACRATH APPROVED Easter campaign. Many chocolate products, including those found in Australian shops, are made with cocoa beans harvested by child labourers, often subjected to enslavement and hazardous working conditions. “This Easter…
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Check the New Chocolate Scorecard
By ACRATH |
The 6th Edition of the Chocolate Scorecard has been released. How did your favourite chocolate score? Tony’s Chocolonely, Ritter Sport, Nestlé and Mars Wrigley have been named as among the most sustainable chocolate companies according to the 6th Edition of the Chocolate Scorecard initiative co-ordinated by Be Slavery Free, an Australian coalition campaigning against modern…
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Stop Traffiking! – April 2025
By ACRATH |
The April 2025 edition of Stop Trafficking! is now available. This edition looks at the nexus between Statelessness and Human Trafficking. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reports there are millions of people around the world who are denied the right to a nationality, they are not recognised as citizens by any country leaving…
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Human Rights Abuses in Modern Life
By ACRATH |
ACRATH members Gemma and Maureen attended the launch of the Forrest Research Foundation’s Perth Dialogue series and welcomed the opportunity to connect with the Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Chris Evans. Each speaker shed light on the issue of human rights abuses embedded in modern life, highlighting the exploitation of vulnerable workers in the production of everyday goods. The paper urges governments,…
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How to Be Sweet and Fair
By ACRATH |
In the latest ACRATH Neswletter discover how you can be Sweet and Fair by joining ACRATH’s chocolate campaign in the leadup to Easter. Download the ACRATH Seal of Approval poster and lots of information about your chocolate – is it sweet or tainted bitter by the use of child labour? The newsletter also gives news…
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