Australia’s Modern Slavery Act: Challenges for a post-COVID world?

Autor:	Jamie Fellows, Mark David Chong
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Law reform 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Economic growth Sociology and Political Science Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Political science Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic medicine medicine.disease_cause Law Commonwealth government Coronavirus
Zdroj:	Alternative Law Journal. 45:209-214
ISSN:	2398-9084 1037-969X
DOI:	10.1177/1037969x20956410
Popis:	When the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) struck in early 2020, the Commonwealth government eased reporting deadlines and extended the date for firms required to submit modern slavery statements under Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth). The economic recession caused by COVID-19 has produced the necessary conditions for further exploitation and enslavement of vulnerable individuals. This article asserts that, even without COVID-19, the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) in its current form will do little to address forms of modern slavery such as sexual exploitation, forced marriage, trafficking and domestic servitude. This is because the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) primarily targets labour exploitation and requires suppliers to voluntarily disclose their involvement with modern slavery.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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