Case Studies
Sisters Trafficked into Forced Labour
Sold into Domestic Servitude Two sisters from the Philippines were promised a job as food servers in Malaysia. Hoping to earn money to support their…
Read MoreTo Whom It May Concern
A Video on Human Trafficking To Whom it May Concern is a video about human trafficking produced by Artfully Unforgotten. Commissioned by Franciscans International and…
Read MoreAustralia’s Sex Slave Industry
Marie Claire Dan MacDonald December 8, 2010 When a young Chinese woman in Melbourne received compensation as a victim of sex slavery, her case was…
Read MoreA new danger for sex workers in Bangladesh
The prostitutes in Bangladeshi brothels are often underage and unpaid – and now, many of them are hooked on steroids that are damaging to their…
Read MoreProstitutes likened to AFL draftees in trial
The Age Kate Hagan April 24, 2009 A BARRISTER acting for a man accused of bringing five Thai women to Melbourne as sex slaves has…
Read MoreGold Coast pimp jailed for forcing women to be sex slaves
A GOLD Coast hairdresser who forced two Thai women into sexual slavery to pay off debts to violent loan sharks has been jailed for five…
Read MoreSlave ‘owner’ get 8 years
A Weipa man who repeatedly raped a Filipina woman he used as a slave has been jailed for eight years. His wife was jailed for…
Read MoreRestaurateur cleared of slave claims
A Blue Mountains restaurateur accused of forcing an Indian chef to work in conditions of forced labour has been cleared of exploitation charges. But…
Read MoreNEPAL: Traffickers exploit increased mobility of underage girls
IRIN August 22, 2007 Sixteen-year-old Sushma does not want to reveal her true identity for fear that the traffickers who sold her into the notorious…
Read MoreCourt told of 600 acts as ‘sex slave’
The Age Julia Medew May 22, 2007 A THAI “sex slave” was forced to perform more than 600 sexual acts in brothels across Melbourne before…
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Increase 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…
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Exit 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…
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Vulnerable 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…
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Slavery 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…
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Supporting 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…
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Domestic 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…
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Exposing 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…
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Carer 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…
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Temporary 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…
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Support 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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