A bill that would force large companies to report on forced labor in their supply chains has cleared another hurdle in New Zealand. New Zealand’s Modern Slavery Bill, which was introduced in January, has gotten further than previous attempts at such a framework. After successfully passing its first reading in Parliament, the Education and Workforce […]
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New Zealand due diligence laws are long overdue
According to RNZ, the average household in New Zealand spends $77 per week on products linked to modern slavery. This figure comes five months after World Vision released a report called Risky Business: A Modern Slavery Risk Profile of Aotearoa New Zealand Businesses that exposed a harsh reality: “Most New Zealand Businesses are taking no […]
IOM Confirms Bangladeshi Men Were Trafficked to Vanuatu
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has identified over 100 Bangladeshi men in Vanuatu as victims of human trafficking. The 101 migrant workers said they had been promised jobs in the Pacific island nation, but upon arrival were exploited for their labor. IOM’s statement now corroborates the migrant workers’ claims. Take Action: Help End Forced […]
Korean Church Promising ‘Salvation’ in Fiji Accused of Enslaving 400 Followers
Fiji is the only place on earth that will escape the apocalypse. At least that’s what South Korea’s Grace Road Church and its founder, Shin Ok-ju, preached to followers, calling the Pacific island nation the “center of the world as promised in the Bible.” The founding story of Grace Road says a missionary was sent around […]
Enslaved Indonesian Fishermen Win Claim to Vessel Proceeds
A New Zealand court has ruled that formerly enslaved Indonesian fishermen can claim proceeds from the sale of vessels forfeited to the Crown by their South Korean employer. The group of Indonesian fishermen worked for South Korean company Sajo Oyang, which operated in New Zealand waters from 2008 to 2011. They were all victims of […]