Call to action November 2024
ACRATH supports the work of many like-minded organisations both in Australia and globally. Many produce resources that can be used in a variety of settings and some have campaigns underway. Our newsletter regularly includes this page, encouraging people to find out more and consider becoming involved in actions and advocacy.
The president of ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious against Trafficking in Humans), Sr Clare Condon, affirmed the Federal Government’s decision to appoint an Anti-slavery Commissioner to take effect in December. ACRATH and other partners across Australia have been advocating for such an appointment for many years.
ACRATH, who has been working against Human Trafficking for the past 20 years, will be pleased to work closely with the Commissioner. https://ministers.ag.gov.au/media-centre/appointment-australias-first-anti-slavery-commissioner-11-11-2024?mc_cid=11cb0005e7&mc_eid=d140d8c434
Maiden, Arise: Sister Marie Claude Naddaf, R.G.S., heads Wells of Hope, based in Beirut, part of the international Talitha Kum network, which works to put an end to all forms of human trafficking. In this video, hear Sister Marie Claude’s passion for her work, then hear from a trafficking survivor who is being accompanied in her healing journey by Wells of Hope.
Federal police deploys specialised officers to combat online child abuse, human trafficking
Union calls for end to super tax for Pacific and Timor-Leste workers
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-24/union-wants-super-rethink-for-palm-workers/104506854
Commonwealth heads of government to defy UK on slavery reparations
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd6vy79p750o
PALM Scheme and Migrant Workers in Australia
Australia’s PALM working visa scheme is a ‘modern-day slavery risk’, advocates say. The system needs to change — and fast
Forced into scamming, trafficking survivors in Zambia recover with sisters’ help
NSW inquiry to probe modern slavery risk for regional migrant workers
‘Debt bondage’ and ‘sexual servitude’: NSW’s ’emerging’ modern slavery crisis
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nsws-emerging-modern-slavery-crisis/ecltal0sx
Be Our Guests: Addressing urgent modern slavery risks for temporary migrant workers in rural and regional NSW
Kiribati fishermen bring expertise and song to Australia’s tuna farms
Trafficked to Scam
Modern slavery report uncovers dark side to PALM visa scheme leaving vulnerable workers homeless and destitute
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-23/palm-visa-scheme-exploitation-modern-slavery/104382194
Women congregations address human trafficking in Sri Lanka
https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/women-congregations-address-human-trafficking-sri-lanka
Walking in Dignity: News from Peru
https://www.talithakum.info/en/news/walking-in-dignity-news-from-peru
Unpaid wages left celery farm migrant workers ‘frightened’, Ombudsman says
Police say babies in Indonesia are being sold for as little as $1,450 — this is why baby trafficking is ‘difficult’ to eradicate
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/selling-babies-remains-a-problem-in-indonesia/104480064
Stop Trafficking Newsletter
https://sistersagainsttrafficking.org/stop-trafficking-newsletter
