Posts Tagged ‘trafficking’
Action 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…
Read MoreRisk of Trafficking During Covid-19
Valiant Richey, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, has issued a statement urging the international community to be more vigilant and step up efforts in the fight against human trafficking during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is during times of crisis that exploitation of…
Read MoreStop Trafficking!
The first issue of Stop Trafficking! for 2020 highlights the intersection between migration and trafficking. Articles include Trafficking Risks for Refugees, the Global Compact on Migration, Statement by the United Nations Network on Migration, Gridlock: Labour, Migration and Human Trafficking in Dubai and Migrants and Trafficking: the Vulnerability of Movement. The January issue of Stop…
Read MoreSurvivors Require Long-term Assistance
In a report to the UN Human Rights Council the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, Dr. Maria Grazia Giammarinaro notes that rather than the current short term interventions survivors need long-term protection and assistance. She reminds States that social inclusion of victims and survivors of trafficking in persons is an…
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The October issue of Stop Trafficking!examines the correlation between sporting events and human trafficking. Articles include Sports and Trafficking: How are They Related, Japan and the 2020 Summer Olympics, Widening Awareness of Links Between Sports and Trafficking and The Dream: Professional Sports as a Way to Help My Family. Download your copy of Stop Trafficking! here.
Read MoreWeaving a Web of Love
Weaving a Web of Love was the theme for the recent Talitha Kum Assembly(the International Network of Consecrated Life Against Trafficking in Persons) in Rome. The event, hosted by UISG (International Union of Superior General) marked the 10th Anniversary of Talitha Kum. 86 people from 42 countries gathered. Oceania was represented by ACRATH members Angela…
Read MoreVictim-Offender Overlap in Trafficking in Persons for Sexual Exploitation
Flinders University PhD candidate and member of ACRATH, Alexandra Louise Anderson Baxter, recently published a paper entitled When the Line between Victimization and Criminalization Blurs: The Victim-Offender Overlap Observed in Female Offenders in Cases of Trafficking in Persons for Sexual Exploitation in Australia. Between 2004 and 2015 nine females were convicted under divisions 270 (Slavery and…
Read MoreServitude or Service?
Service or Servitude: A Study of Trafficking for Domestic Work in Australia by Heather Moore is the first report to analyse 30+ cases of domestic servitude in Australia. The report compiles new and existing information from a range of sources, including national and international data on domestic work and migration, current government statistics and personal accounts…
Read MoreAction for June
Asylum seekers and refugees forced to leave their homes due to war, persecution or natural disasters are most vulnerable to exploitation and human trafficking. By supporting the work of ACRATH you can bring hope to the lives of those who have been or are in danger of being exploited. ACRATH needs your help. Support ACRATH’s…
Read MoreFirst Conviction of Forced Labour
A Brisbane couple have been found guilty of the offence of forced labour. This is the first time there has been a conviction for the offence of forced labour in Australia. A jury also found the wife to be guilty of trafficking. The couple forced a Fijian woman to work as their domestic slave for…
Read MoreGlobal Report on Trafficking in Persons
Mandated by the General Assembly through the 2010 United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons the 2018 UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons is the fourth of its kind. The report is based on trafficking cases detected in 142 countries between 2014 and 2016. The report indicates an increase in the number of…
Read More5 Anti-slavery Goals for 2019
A recent article published by Reuters says that in order to meet the UN goal of ending human trafficking and slavery by 2019 the world needs to sharpen its focus. The article lists five priorities for the global anti-slavery movement – high tech toolkits, companies living up to their anti-slavery commitments, support for survivors including…
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