Will Australia’s Modern Slavery Act be a missed opportunity?
An inside look at Australia’s path to introducing a Modern Slavery Act – what would this mean for Australians, and how does it compare to other nations?
Tag Archives: business and human rights
Taming the Big Bad Wolf: Australia, Business and Human Rights
Freya Dinshaw discusses the increasing demand that the corporate world also respect human rights.
Blood and Ore: Conflict Smartphones
What’s the human cost of your smartphone? Sayomi Ariyawansa looks at the damage wrought by conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo – and how those minerals end up in our devices.
Australia’s overseas mining operations – a “hard” regulatory role for the Australian Government in Mongolia
Amy Rogers argues that when an Australian company is operating in a developing country with a history of corruption, environmental and human rights violations, our government must take responsibility.