Catholic Response to Human Trafficking

RE Search is a podcast produced by the Archdiocese of Sydney in partnership with Sydney Catholic Schools. It searches for the answers to questions asked by people in schools and parishes. ACRATH member, Sr Noelene Simmons sm, was recently interviewed in an episode entitled A Catholic Response to Human Trafficking. The podcast looks at how…

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Advocating for Systemic change

ACRATH Media Release 9th September 2024 ACRATH staff and members are at Parliament House this week talking modern slavery and human trafficking with Members of Parliament. ACRATH, on its 19 th annual advocacy trip to Canberra, is pressing for systemic change on several issues impacting victim/survivors of humantrafficking. This year, ACRATH has identified three issues…

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Advocating in our National Parliament

A team of ACRATH members are walking the halls of our National Parliament 9-13th September advocating with Members and Senators to ensure Australia’s justice frameworks address the needs of victims and survivor. During their meetings they will be raising the following issues with members and senators: 1. Australia needs a National Compensation Scheme for Victim/Survivors…

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Genazzano Students Support ACRATH

Thank you to the incredibly talented students, dedicated teachers, and wonderful community at Genazzano FCJ College for hosting an amazing benefit night for ACRATH last month!  The event was filled with fantastic performances – from dancing and singing to lip-synch battles and a silent auction. The sausage sizzle was a hit, feeding the hungry dinner crowd, while…

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Past, Present & Future of Modern Slavery

A panel session and book launch to discuss the past, present and future of modern slavery in Australia will be held on Friday 23rd August, the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. Australia’s history of slavery, including the exploitation of First Nations Australians, is often silenced and overlooked. Today, modern…

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Journeying Together to End Trafficking

The webinar, Journeying Together to End Trafficking, hosted on 30th July 2024 – World Day Against Trafficking in Humans – featured two young women who attended the recent Talitha Kum General Assembly in Italy – members of ACRATH and Young Mercy Links in SA – Isabel and Catherine discussed various issues, including the challenges for…

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World Day Against Trafficking in Persons

The World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is observed each year on 30th July. The theme for 2024 is Leave no child behind in the fight against human trafficking. Large numbers of children continue to be exploited and trafficked due to inequitable social, economic, environmental and political factors. The 2022 Global Report on Trafficking in…

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Latest ACRATH News

The July ACRATH Newsletter is now available. This issue gives information on recent ACRATH events and encourages you to support victim/survivors of human trafficking and modern slavery. Information is also given about about two webinars and how you can register. The July ACRATH Newsletter can be accessed here. Not already subscribed to the ACRATH Newsletter.…

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Help Identify Risk of Forced Marriage

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) asked schools at the start of the year to learn the signs of forced marriage, in a bid to disrupt human trafficking in Australia. ACRATH and the AFP in collaboration with Catholic Education South Australia have responded and are offering schools the chance to learn more about the issue, and…

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Youth Must Not “Abandon” Injustices

Young justice advocates are looking at ways to influence their peers and join the global efforts to end modern slavery. The women, all part of ACRATH and Young Mercy Links South Australia, are running a webinar to mark the UN World Day Against Trafficking in Person on Tuesday 30 July 2024. The 45-minute webinar starts…

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Thanks, Peter, for a Job Well Done

Fr Peter O’Neill ssc led ACRATH’s work on forced labour/labour exploitation since January 2019 when he became ACRATH’s representative on the Australian Government’s Seasonal Workers Programme Advisory Committee. He became a member of ACRATH in 2017 when he returned to Australia after ministering in Taiwan for 26 years. Peter was recently elected as the new…

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Village Support for Seasonal Workers

Carla Chung believes it takes a village to welcome seasonal workers and she’s keen to hear from ‘village leaders’, particularly people active in Catholic parishes in key agriculture areas of Australia. “Isolation can lead to exploitation and that’s what we want to try and stop happening,” Carla said. Developing networks to support seasonal workers is…

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