Case Studies
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As we prepare to mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons please consider a donation to ACRATH. The following case study gives you an…
Read More2019 Trafficking in Persons Report
The National Nature of Human Trafficking: Strengthening Government Responses and Dispelling Misperceptions is the theme of the 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report. The report was…
Read MoreIt Happens in Australia
Human trafficking and slavery takes on many forms. And yes, it happens here in Australia. An article authored by UTS Professor of Law, Jennifer Burn,…
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…
Read MoreSydney Woman Found Guilty
A NSW District Court Jury has found a Sydney woman guilty on two accounts of intentionally possessing a slave, exercising powers of ownership over a…
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…
Read MoreUsing Nobel Peace Prize to Fight Trafficking
At age 19, Nadia Murad was kidnapped from her home in Kojo, a village in the Sinjar region of Iraq, and held hostage by the…
Read More2018 Trafficking in Persons Report
Modern Slavery Has No Place in the World In releasing the 2018 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report US Secretary of State, Michael R Pompeo said: “Modern…
Read MoreWhen Saying No Is Not an Option
Forced Marriage in Australia and New Zealand The Australian Institute of Criminology has released a research paper entitled When saying no is not an option:…
Read MoreStop Trafficking!
Anti-Human Trafficking Newsletter Vol 15 No 5 Human Trafficking is a hidden crime. The May 2017 issue of Stop Trafficking! reveals how people are beginning to…
Read MoreIncrease in Exit Trafficking
A recent article in The Guardian reports that exit trafficking is on the rise with 30 cases being reported to the Australian Federal Police in…
Read MoreExit Trafficking Conviction
In April 2024 a Victorian court found a man guilty of exit trafficking after he stranded his wife overseas. The man was in an arranged…
Read MoreVulnerable Migrant Workers
Exploitation of vulnerable workers is a major problem in Australia. Migrant communities are at heightened risk of exploitation given the range of economic and linguistic vulnerabilities…
Read MoreSlavery Exists in Australia
The ABC recently ran an article on Modern Slavery in Australia, which featured Aranya’s story (name changed for privacy) of modern slavery for sexual exploitation…
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…
Read MoreDomestic Servitude Conviction
A Melbourne husband and wife who held a woman in slavery in their home for eight years have been jailed. This is the first time…
Read MoreExposing Modern Slavery
Due to Covid-19 restrictions the 2021 ACRATH National Conference was held as an online event over three weeks. The theme for the final session of…
Read MoreCarer Kept as Slave
A Sydney couple have pleaded guilty to charges of forced labour and harbouring a person. In court it was revealed the couple paid for a…
Read MoreTemporary Migrants During Covid-19
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic ACRATH has been concerned for migrant workers and international students and their vulnerability to exploitation. UTS Law’s A/Prof Laurie Berg and…
Read MoreSupport for Workers in Queensland
ACRATH’s Regional Coordinator in Queensland, Sr Janine Bliss fmm, has been spending a good bit of time in the Bundaberg area supporting seasonal workers in…
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