Forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage: modern slavery in Australia hides in plain sight
- Written by Alexandra Baxter, PhD Candidate in Law/Criminology, researching human trafficking and modern slavery in Australia, Flinders University
ShutterstockYes, there was slavery in Australia. Yes, there is slavery in Australia now.
It occurs as forced labour, sexual exploitation and forced marriage.
These situations rarely involve the actual chains and bars we commonly associate with historical slavery. They are nonetheless conditions of enslavement: a person is forced to work under...