Charlee’s Running to Stop Slavery

Charlee Dornom was shocked to discover teenage girls her age are forced to marry and that children even younger are forced to work on cocoa plantations with little hope of an education. It prompted her to run 10km for ACRATH in last year’s Run Melbourne. This year Charlee, a Year 11 student at Padua College…

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Call to Action March 2025

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.

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ACRATH Emphasizes: SLAVERY is Present in Your ELECTORATE!

Victorian politicians were given a wake-up call at a recent Speaker’s Breakfast when told modern slavery is almost certainly happening in every electorate in Victoria. The Speakers Breakfast’ at Parliament House was organised by Legislative Assembly Speaker Maree Edwards MP. The Breakfast event was part of a series highlighting key community issues and the organisations…

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Educating for Change – Register today

Register your interest now for ACRATH’s new university Educating for Change modules. ACRATH, Flinders University and the University of South Australia have created Educating for Change, 6 micro-credentialed courses that will equip the next generation of professionals to better understand, recognise and respond to modern slavery. The courses are free and have been developed for…

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Chocolate under the supply chains spotlight

Chocolate comes under the spotlight every Lent when ACRATH encourages people to reconsider their chocolate choices and buy products certified slavery-free. This year momentum is building early as Pope Francis and civic leaders focus on supply chains more broadly. Ash Wednesday on March 5 will mark the beginning of ACRATH’s Easter chocolate awareness campaign. In…

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Stop Trafficking October 2024

The October 2024 edition of Stop Trafficking! highlights human trafficking in the hotel industry.  The hospitality industry is highly vulnerable to traffickers, especially when it comes to child sexual exploitation, forced prostitution, forced criminality and forced labour in hotels and their supply chains. According to the Polaris Project, 75% of human trafficking survivors report having…

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Spreading the News

Kyla Raby knows modern slavery inside out. She can talk with great authority to her peers and networks, who also know modern slavery inside out. But try telling a mate about the vulnerabilities facing cleaners, fishermen and women in the garment industry – in 3 minutes. It’s a challenge Kyla took on and has led…

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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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2024 TIP Report

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has released the 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) with Cindy Dyer, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. The report includes narratives for 188 countries and highlights several emerging global trends including the continual growth of forced labor in online scam operations. One focus of the 2024 report is Exploring the…

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Revealing the Face of Modern Slavery

It is estimated there are now 41,000 men and women living in modern slavery in Australia every day, often in plain sight and 50 million people globally. These individuals are more than just staggering statistics; they are real people and at the heart of ACRATH’s work. Meet the faces behind these growing statistics: Lin, Rani,…

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June Call to Action

Talitha Kum General Assembly 2024“Journeying Together to End Human Trafficking: Compassion in Action for Transformation”.The emerging realities call Talitha Kum to commit to our next three priorities for 2025-2030, which we have discerned using the synodal method of Conversation in the Spirit. ‘Powerhouse’ network of sisters launches 5-year plan to combat trafficking https://www.globalsistersreport.org/news/powerhouse-network-sisters-launches-5-year-plan-combat-trafficking Talking about…

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