Call to action September 2023
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.
A couple jailed for keeping a slave in their Melbourne home have been ordered to pay their victim more than $485,000 for years of “unpaid wages” in the first payment of its kind in Australia, according to Melbourne’s Age newspaper.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/woman-awarded-485-000-after-being-kept-as-slave-in-melbourne-home-for-eight-years-20230904-p5e1wz.html?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffer67cb5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin.com
‘Reach every victim’ and ‘leave no one behind’: Sisters combat human trafficking
Sisters share what their congregations are doing internationally to eliminate this grave offense against human dignity.
https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/reach-every-victim-and-leave-no-one-behind-sisters-combat-human-trafficking
Slavery is a growing problem. How should Australia respond? Melissa Halliday, ACRATH employee
https://www.eurekastreet.com.au/modern-slavery-and-australias-response
Doing Theology and Theological Ethics in the Face of the Abuse Crisis, Global Theological Ethics
Edited by Daniel J. Fleming, James F. Keenan SJ and Hans Zollner SJ; Published April 2023
Modern slavery is on the rise in Australia
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/modern-slavery-is-on-the-rise-in-australia-heres-how-this-state-plans-to-combat-it/1jqyt8pq5
Linx Employment exits Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme amid worker treatment investigation
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-07-24/linx-employment-quits-palm-scheme/102630460
Man charged with trafficking over alleged scheme to leave wife stranded overseas
https://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/courts-law/corey-salvemini-man-charged-with-trafficking-over-alleged-scheme-to-leave-wife-stranded-overseas/news-story/83cc12c156aed733af8d759ad309e685
Melbourne woman convicted of slavery handed more jail time over bid to intimidate victim
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-07/melbourne-slavery-jail-sentence-for-threatening-victim/102575812
Catholics in South Sudan voice alarm over forced marriage
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-africa/2023/06/catholics-in-south-sudan-voice-alarm-over-forced-marriage
Modern Slavery Act Review
https://www.foreignminister.gov.au/minister/penny-wong/media-release/modern-slavery-act-review
Dutch King apologises for Netherlands’ historic involvement in slavery
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-02/dutch-king-apologises-for-netherland-historic-role-in-slavery/102551204
Baptist World Aid: Ethical Fashion Report, Special Edition 2013-2023
https://baptistworldaid.org.au/ethical-fashion-special-edition/
MECPATHS
http://mecpaths.com/
Human trafficking and homelessness
https://sistersagainsttrafficking.org/monthly-reflection/
Talitha Kum
https://www.talithakum.info/en/news?lang=en
