Posts Tagged ‘trafficking’
Call to Action – June 2023
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.
Read MoreStop Trafficking! March 2023
The March issue of Stop Trafficking! looks at the nexus between homelessness and human trafficking. Housing instability makes individuals, families and entire communites vulnerable to exploitation, including an increased risk of human trafficking. Articles in this issue include: Click here to download your copy of the March 2023 issue of Stop Trafficking!
Read MoreStop Trafficking January 2023
The theme for the first edition of Stop Trafficking! for 2023 is human trafficking in the massage parlour industry. Article in this issue include the following: Download your January issue of Stop Trafficking! here.
Read MoreStop Trafficking April 2022
The presence of child trafficking and forced labour in the production of food is the topic for the April edition of Stop Trafficking! When we sit down for a meal we don’t often think about how the food came to our table. Unfortunately the demand for cheaper products also increases the demand for cheap labour…
Read MoreStop Trafficking February 2022
Sport has become yet another way in which human beings are trafficked. Aspiring athletes can be lured to pseudo-sports camps in far away countries, to forced labour in the construction of sports stadiums or as under aged girls forced into prostitution in hotel near major sporting events. The February 2022 issue of Stop Trafficking! shines…
Read MoreStop Trafficking January 2022
Trafficking within the Family is the theme of the January 2022 edition of Stop Trafficking! Globally, the International Organization for Migration reports that family members are linked to nearly half of child trafficking cases. Moreover, family involvement in child trafficking is up to four times higher than in cases of adult trafficking. Articles in Stop Trafficking!…
Read MoreStop Trafficking December 2021
The final edition of Stop Trafficking! for 2021 highlights the issue of human trafficking in the travel industry. Human trafficking can be hidden in plain sight when we are travelling on planes, trains, buses or staying in hotels or motels. Download a copy of the latest issue of Stop Trafficking! to learn more about human…
Read MoreSupporting women and Girls
In 2021 the theme for the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons (31st July) was Victim Voices Lead the Way. To mark this day the Hon. Karen Andrews MP, Minister for Home Affairs, and The Hon Jason Wood MP, Assistant Minister for Customs, Community Safety and Multicultural Affairs, released a media statement. The statement indicates…
Read MoreNo Child Should be Sold
On May 10th ACRATH members in WA attended a presentation given by Maria Moffitt, Partnership Manager at Destiny Rescue and supported by Jackie Knight, a volunteer at Destiny Rescue. The event was organised by Soroptimists International Fremantle and we very much appreciated the invitation to attend. Maria gave a very confronting talk on child sex…
Read MoreACRATH Annual Report
Louise Cleary csb, ACRATH President, released the Annual Report for 2020 during the ACRATH AGM held 24 February 2021. Key themes in the Report include: ACRATH’s Vision, Purpose and Values COVID-19 and Trafficking Internationally COVID-19 and Trafficking in Australia ACRATH’s International Connections Inspiration for ACRATH’s Continued Work Reporting on ACRATH’s Goals 2020-2022 Going Forward … With Hope and…
Read MoreTrafficking in Women and Girls
During the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, submitted a report entitled Trafficking in Women and Girls. The report noted that it is now 25 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action where Governments called for the removal of systematic and structural barriers that prevent…
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…
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