Posts Tagged ‘forced marriage’
Ange is Working for Small Changes
National Volunteer Week was celebrated in May 2023. Ange Hart is one of the many amazing and generous ACRATH volunteers who together contributed 7355 hours to ACRATH last year. We can’t thank you enough Ange for all you do for the victims/survivors of human trafficking. Ange Hart’s work with CARITAS gave her an insight into…
Read More30th Anniversary of UN Slavery Fund
For 30 years, the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery has assisted hundreds of thousands of victims of slavery to access vital rehabilitation services in every region of the world. ACRATH has been a very grateful recipient of five grants. The funds have enabled ACRATH to assist victim/survivors of human trafficking,…
Read MoreForced Marriage is Family Violence
A recent Monash University report, Forced Marriage as a Form of Family Violence in Victoria, highlights the fact that recognising forced marriage as a form of family violence can lead to better support for victim-survivors. Victoria is the only state in Australia that has recognised forced mariage a family violence in law. The study explores…
Read MoreForced Marriage Going Forward
It’s a decade since the passing of the legislation, criminalising forced marriage in Australia. It was a significant achievement after many years of advocacy by ACRATH and others. The then Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Attorney General Mark Dreyfus announced the law on International Women’s Day 2013. A recent event at Parliament House marking the…
Read MoreAnniversary of Royal Assent
Today ACRATH Executive Officer Christine Carolan, President Sr. Clare Condon sgs and member Noelene Simmons sm were guest members of the National Roundtable at this commemorative event with the Attorney-General, the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, and Assistant Minister for Social Services, Hon Justine Elliot MP, to mark the 10th anniversary of royal assent of the…
Read MoreCall to Action November 2022
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. Know what you are buying Global estimates…
Read MoreAlarming Rise in Global Slavery
A new document produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free and the International Office for Migration (IOM) highlights an alarming increase in the number of people experiencing forced labour and forced marriage on any one day. Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage puts this figure at just on 50…
Read MoreACRATH 2023 Calendar
ACRATH’s 2023 calendar will be available to order in late September. The calendar, which has become an important education tool for dozens of schools, parishes, workplaces and families, is produced by ACRATH QLD coordinator Sr Janine Bliss fmm, with support from ACRATH staff and volunteers. The 2023 calendar features stories and information on forced marriage,…
Read MoreAFP Figures Reveal New High
Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) latest figures show reports of human trafficking and modern slavery have increased to the highest ever-reported. In the 2021-22 financial year, the AFP received 294 reports of human trafficking and modern slavery , an increase from 224 in the previous financial year. Of the 294 reports of human trafficking or modern slavery made…
Read MoreACRATH Companions
We are very lucky to have a passionate group of volunteers including Stancea Vichie mss advocating for our organisation over the past 14 years. During National Volunteer Week ACRATH thanks our volunteers for the important work they do. Walking alongside victim/survivors of trafficking and forced marriage means ACRATH can effectively advocate for these vulnerable people and…
Read MoreACRATH Takes Action
ACRATH TAKES ACTION is a 12 minute film clip celebrating the work being done by Team ACRATH during the pandemic. The clip speaks of the challenges to victim/survivors of human trafficking who were in Australia but not covered by the Australian government safety nets. ACRATH staff and some of our mighty volunteer force describe aspects…
Read MoreNo Quick Fix for Slavery
Dr Mark Copland was appalled when a group of Mercy sisters told him about the exploitation of seasonal workers in regional Queensland. That conversation 15 years ago was something of a revelation for Mark and the beginning of a long battle against modern day slavery. After learning about the forced labour of workers in agricultural…
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