By Kate van Doore, Griffith Law School
Last week, the Attorney-General, Senator the Hon George Brandis QC, announced an Inquiry into establishing a Modern Slavery Act in Australia. This is a great step forward for Australia as we think about our responsibility for how our actions contribute to modern slavery throughout the world.
I am interested in this issue because of my research looking at how orphanage volunteering can cause child trafficking into orphanages. Senator Linda Reynolds and I have co-written a Voluntourism Information Sheet – Support families, not orphanages and will be highlighting it at the Inquiry.
This short blog will give you an idea of how volunteering in an orphanage might be regarded as a form of modern slavery.
What is modern slavery?
Modern slavery is not defined in any international convention, but usually includes the traditional definition of slavery in addition to ‘debt bondage, serfdom, forced marriage and the delivery of a child for
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