Modern slavery
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Sarah escaped a cult. She found herself in a living hell
The young woman’s dream of freedom quickly became a nightmare of sexual exploitation.
- by Amber Schultz
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Opinion
The 41,000 urgent priorities our new anti-slavery commissioner has to tackle
In Australia, the number of people living in modern-day slavery could fill the Gabba. So while the government’s appointment is welcome, on its own it’s not enough.
- by Lorraine Finlay
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Scams
US punishes Cambodian tycoon over slave-driven global scam centres
Ly Yong Phat is a senator from the ruling party, an adviser to former prime minister Hun Sen and the owner of a hotel implicated in a major scam call centre.
- by Zach Hope
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Human trafficking
Sydney man abandons wife overseas after she fell out with his mother
The 44-year-old man drew up an itinerary for their trip with details of their flights. It was bogus. He had a return flight, but his wife’s ticket was one-way.
- by Perry Duffin
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We all have a role to play to end forced labour
A cocktail of COVID-19, climate change and escalating conflicts around the globe have created opportunities for the hidden crime of modern slavery to thrive.
- The Herald's View
‘Turn them back at the border’: Call for ban on forced labour goods
Shein and Temu are soaring in popularity among consumers, but experts say the risk of forced labour needs to be investigated and some brands should be banned.
- by Amber Schultz
‘Slave-like’: Solar panels may be great for the environment but at what human cost?
Modern-day abolitionist Grace Forrest is now at the same level as Nelson Mandela, Malala Yousafzai, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. Her cause is to curb forced and child labour while there’s time.
- by Rob Harris
Beggar, slave labourer, refugee and widower: Sergi on a childhood stolen and 100 years of solitude
Sergi Andrijenko doesn’t use the word celebrate when he talks about turning 100. Nor does he thank God for his long life. “I wouldn’t want anyone to have a life like mine.”
- by Tony Wright
Do you know where your seafood has come from? Here’s why it matters
Australia is probably importing illegal, unreported and unregulated seafood linked to slavery and overfishing amid a lack of regulation, the agriculture minister said.
- by Amber Schultz
Woman awarded $485,000 after being kept as slave in Melbourne home for eight years
A Melbourne couple jailed for keeping a slave have been ordered to pay their victim, who now lives in an aged care home, more than $485,000 in the first payment of its kind in Australia.
- by Erin Pearson
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Home Truths
Brought to Australia as a ‘student’, Henry was made into a slave
An unscrupulous employer engineered a path to this country for the young hopeful Chinese man, then put him to work for a pittance.
- by Michael Bachelard, Nick McKenzie and Amelia Ballinger
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