Posts Tagged ‘trafficking in humans’
ACRATH Supports Proposed Slavery Legislation Amendments
Christine Carolan Speaks on Proposed Legislation Christine Carolan is the national projects coordinator of the Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans(ACRATH). She recently spoke with Katherine Spackman from ACL (Australian Christian Lobby) about new laws introduced by Attorney-General Nicola Roxon aimed at combating slavery-like practices including forced marriage and forced labour.
Read MoreACRATH Newsletter June 2012
Latest ACRATH News The latest issue of ACRATH News reports on a workshop organised by ACRATH Victoria entitled ‘Understanding and Addressing the Demand Side of Sex Trafficking’ which was led by Professor Bob Pease, Chair of Social Work at Deakin University. Other articles include Building on Asia-Pacific Networks and Fairtrade Update. Download a copy of…
Read MoreACRATH Newsletter March 2012
Latest ACRATH News The latest issue of ACRATH News begins with words from Sr Maree Marsh csb, the new chairperson of ACRATH. She speaks of the determination of all ACRATH members in “addressing insistently at every level the exploitation of women, men and children.” Other items of interest are accounts of ACRATH members making connections…
Read MoreACRATH Members Receive Freedom Awards
Inaugural Anti-Slavery Australia Freedom Awards Congratulations to Sr Pauline Col sgs and Sr Louise Cleary csb who were named as recipients of Freedom Awards at a Ceremony in Canberra this week. The Freedom Awards were developed by Anti-Slavery Australia using federal funding from the Proceeds of Crime Act. A media release from the Minister for…
Read MoreNo Room for Trafficking – London 2012
Campaign to Stop the Traffik – London 2012 Stop the Traffik have called on the hospitality industry to make sure there is no room for trafficking of human beings in their establishments during the London 2012 Olympics. Further information about their London 2012 campaign can be read here.
Read MoreLook Beneath the Surface
A Video on Human Trafficking An update version of the video Beneath the Surface has recently be released on YouTube. The video provides information on human trafficking and on how to identify and support victims. Click here to view the video. Alternately a link can be found on this website in the video section of…
Read MoreSPC Forum on Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking Forum – 30th June 2011 Presented by: Michaela Guthridge (Good Shepherd Mission & Justice Unit), Prof. Jennifer Burn (Anti-Slavery Project) Christine Carolan (ACRATH) This forum will look at the illegal trade in human beings for the purposes exploitation and forced labour. Thursday 30 June, 7.30 pm Study Centre, Yarra Theological Union, 98 Albion Rd.,Box…
Read MoreChallenging the Demand Side of Sexual Slavery
Attempts to Prevent Trafficking into Sexual Slavery The Swedish Example – trafficking laws in Sweden have evolved from the belief that the demand for sexual services is a contributing factor towards trafficking for sexual purposes. Click here to read Kajsa Claude’s report on the laws promulgated in Sweden in 1999, their implementation and the steps being…
Read MoreEliminate Child Labour
World Day Against Child Labour – June 12 A 9-year-old girl toils under the hot sun, making bricks from morning to night, seven days a week. She was trafficked with her entire family from Bihar, one of the poorest and most underdeveloped states in India, and sold to the owner of a brick-making factory. With…
Read MoreNews Release: Work of Religious Against Trafficking is Recognised by Federal Government
ACRATH (Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans) has been granted $350,000 funding for the next three years to contnue the fght against human trafcking. The Federal Government has announced that ACRATH is one of four non-government organisatons funded, along with Project Respect (Melbourne), Ant-Slavery Project (Sydney) and ScarlettAlliance (Sydney). ACRATH natonal chair Sr Louise…
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