Australian woman selected for Roosevelt freedom award Australian human rights advocate Grace Forrest will become only the second Australian to receive a Four Freedoms Award for work battling modern slavery. AAP · Jan 31, 2024
Forrest group Walk Free warns of slavery threat in Australia's solar panel supply chains Australia imports more than $25 billion in goods that may have used modern slavery, and for the first time solar panels are one of the most valuable, according to a human rights group funded by Andrew Forrest. ABC News · May 24, 2023
More than 40,000 people trapped in modern slavery in Australia Moe Turaga never expected to end up enslaved in a rural Australian town when he left Fiji as a teenage boy to earn a living for his family. The New Daily · May 23, 2023
More than 40,000 modern slaves trapped in Australia At least 50 million people are trapped as modern slaves in exploitative work or marriage conditions across the world, with about 40,000 in Australia alone. AAP · May 23, 2023
No region is 'immune' as the number of people in 'modern slavery' climbs to 50 million According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries. WEKU · Sep 13, 2022
Forced marriages, modern slavery on rise The number of people living in modern slavery, including forced marriages, has grown over the past five years, the Australia-based Walk Free foundation says. AAP · Sep 12, 2022