Posts Tagged ‘modern day slavery’
Call to Help Combat Modern Day Slavery
ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans) has launched its national fund-raising appeal today in a bid to raise $400,000 to continue its work fighting human trafficking and modern slavery. ACRATH now relies entirely on donations after last year losing its $125,000 a year grant from the Federal Government. ACRATH’s Executive Officer Christine Carolan said the…
Read MoreACRATH Loses Government Funding
National Fund-raising Appeal ACRATH has launched a national fund-raising appeal after today’s announcement from the Federal Government revealed that it would not be funding ACRATH this year. ACRATH’s $125,000 one-year grant from the Federal Government ran out on June 30 2018. We need your help now, more than ever, to continue our vital work to end human trafficking and modern…
Read MorePromising Azra
A Book About Forced Marriage in Australia ‘Promising Azra’, by the Australian writer, Helen Thurloe, was published in 2016. It is a novel which centres around the life of a sixteen year old student, who because of recent academic success is given a place in a nationwide science competition. Little does she know that as she…
Read MoreVatican to Slave-Proof Supply Chain
Eliminating Forced Labour At a recent gathering of The Global Foundation, an Australian based organization that seeks to encourage dialogue about global governance, sustainability and other issues, Cardinal George Pell, Prefect of the Secretariate of the Economy, made the following announcement: “I am pleased to confirm that the Vatican itself will commit to slavery-proofing its…
Read MoreSpeaking About Modern Day Slavery
ABC Radio – Sunday Nights with John Cleary John Cleary, host of Sunday Nights, ABC Local Radio’s weekly national program that opens up conversations on important issues concerning religion, spirituality, ethics and values, invited four guests to speak on modern day slavery following on from the launch of the Australian Freedom Network in Canberra on 2nd…
Read MoreACRATH Present at Launch of Australian Freedom Network
Faith Leaders Pledge to Work for Freedom ACRATH members, Srs Genny Ryan and Noelene Simmons, were present at the launch of the Australian Freedom Network in Parliament House, Canberra on 2nd December. Also present at the launch was Sr Rosemary Grundy pbvm, Director of Catholic Religious Australia. Seventeen faith leaders signed a declaration committing their…
Read MoreTrafficking in Persons Report 2015
“To Enlighten, To Energise, To Empower” In launching the TIP Report 2015 US Secretary of State, John Kerry indicated that the purpose of this report is “to enlighten and to energize, and most importantly, to empower people” so that they can bring about reform and work to prevent human trafficking and modern day slavery. “This year’s…
Read MoreACRATH National Conference 2015
Global Learnings Impact on the Australian Reality The 2015 ACRATH National Conference took place in Melbourne 25-26 February. The conference opened with a welcome to all to participants, an Acknowledgment of the Traditional Custodians of the land on which the conference was held and the presentation of the ACRATH President’s report by Sr Anne Tormey…
Read MoreACRATH Celebrates 10 Years
Looking Back to Look Forward ACRATH members gathered in Melbourne for their National Conference took time to celebrate the work of ACRATH over the last ten year. Three founding members of ACRATH, Srs Margaret Ng rsj, Tania De Jong rgs and Louise Cleary csb, were present at the conference and shared their memories of the beginnings of…
Read MoreNational Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month 2015
Proclamation by President Barack Obama President Barack Obama has proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in U.S.A. He commented that more needs to be done in the US and across the globe to uphold values of dignity and freedom for all people. He urges every citizen to “take action by…
Read MoreTrafficking in Children on the Rise
Global Report on Trafficking in Persons The UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2014 mandated by the General Assembly covers 128 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels, based on trafficking cases detected between 2010 and 2012 (or more recent). The Global…
Read MoreACRATH at CSSA Leadership Forum
Human Trafficking in Australia and Advocacy ACRATH National Executive Officer, Christine Carolan, gave a presentation on human trafficking and modern day slavery at the Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) Leadership Forum held in October. CSSA envisages a fairer, more inclusive Australian society that reflects and supports the dignity, equality and participation of all people. During her…
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