Call to recognise the treaty against slavery as one of Australia’s “core” human rights obligations.

Success in this campaign will educate politicians about slavery, each time a new Bill goes through Parliament. Campaign success would also make freedom from slavery eligible for development of a school curriculum; and would bring this freedom into the remit of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). Download: Policy paper

To operate as a reliable centre of excellence through the next decade, to shape Australia’s anti-slavery future, Slavery Links must employ a nucleus of paid staff.

Staff will have ongoing support (from our network of pro bono mentors) to undertake the central tasks of research and policy development. Download chart: Four outcomes

The law can be a driver of change. This insight is a key to Slavery Links’ strategy and approach.

Three laws define how Australian entities should develop anti-slavery corporate cultures, how they should manage supply chains to remove ‘modern’ slavery, and how governments should work towards freedom from forced labour-servitude and slavery. Download chart: Three laws

In a global economy, Australia is exposed to slavery through trade, migration and tourism.

It is a crime to reduce a person to slavery, with intent or recklessly. Business and other organisations must develop systems and a culture to keep them free of slavery. Directors and managers can be liable for slavery in their business. Place an order: The Business of Slavery