Posts Tagged ‘domestic servitude’
2022 Day of the Girl Child
In 2022 we celebrate the 10th Anniversay of the International Day of the Girl Child. The theme for this day in 2022 is Our time is now – our rights, our future. Girls have the power for transformational change for gender equality, and technology is a crucial enabler they can use to achieve this change.…
Read MoreAugust Action Against Slavery
Was there slavery in Australia? YES!! It shouldn’t even be a debate!! From early settlement Australia’s Indigenous Peoples were forced to work unpaid on cattle stations, Chief Protector in the Northern Territory in 1927 wrote, “in a servitude that is nothing short of slavery”? Tens of thousands of Pacific Islanders were kidnapped or coerced to work as…
Read MoreDomestic Servitude Conviction
A Melbourne husband and wife who held a woman in slavery in their home for eight years have been jailed. This is the first time a case of slavery by domestic servitude has been heard in an Australian Court. The wife, deemed to be more culpable, was sentenced for eight years with a non-parole period…
Read MoreAction for June
In 2019 Service or Servitude: A Study of Trafficking for Domestic Work in Australia was published. While the official number of recorded cases of domestic servitude in Australia is relatively small, this research found that many cases go undetected. And while Australia has a response framework for victims of trafficking, those who experience domestic servitude face…
Read MoreIt Happens in Australia
Human trafficking and slavery takes on many forms. And yes, it happens here in Australia. An article authored by UTS Professor of Law, Jennifer Burn, explains some of the forms of human trafficking and slavery experienced in Australia. Comic genre is used to illustrate experiences of domestic servitude, forced marriage, forced labour and servitude. The…
Read MoreServitude or Service?
Service or Servitude: A Study of Trafficking for Domestic Work in Australia by Heather Moore is the first report to analyse 30+ cases of domestic servitude in Australia. The report compiles new and existing information from a range of sources, including national and international data on domestic work and migration, current government statistics and personal accounts…
Read MoreAction for June
Asylum seekers and refugees forced to leave their homes due to war, persecution or natural disasters are most vulnerable to exploitation and human trafficking. By supporting the work of ACRATH you can bring hope to the lives of those who have been or are in danger of being exploited. ACRATH needs your help. Support ACRATH’s…
Read MoreFirst Conviction of Forced Labour
A Brisbane couple have been found guilty of the offence of forced labour. This is the first time there has been a conviction for the offence of forced labour in Australia. A jury also found the wife to be guilty of trafficking. The couple forced a Fijian woman to work as their domestic slave for…
Read MoreCelebrating International Womens Day
#PressforProgress International Womens Day is a significant event on the ACRATH calendar. On this day we join with others in pressing for progress. In the 2017 report of the UN Secretary General on the progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, António Guterres indicated “gender inequality persists worldwide, depriving women and girls of their basic rights and opportunities.”…
Read MoreDomestic Slavery
The 2017 Trafficking in Person Report commented on the existence of domestic servitude in Australia. This YouTube clip from Freedom United outlines why domestic workers can be vulnerable and the signs of domestic slavery.
Read MoreUN Experts Stress Empowerment of Girls
Empowerment Vital to End Violence Against Women and Girls On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child a group of United Nations experts have stressed the importance of empowering adolescent girls to reach their potential is a key factor in eliminating violence against women and girls. “Empowerment through skills and education of girls…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Not Confined to Poor Countries
Holy See Permanent Observer at the United Nations In an address to the 27th Ordinary Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, Holy See Permanent Observer at the United Nations, chose slavery as the theme of his address. While referring to a number of tragic forms of contemporary slavery that have recently attracted the attention…
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