National and Labour are joining forces in support of legislation to tackle modern slavery. Their bipartisan backing means the ...

Aotearoa New Zealand has taken a historic step toward confronting modern slavery, with Parliament using an unprecedented ...

A new process to skip the 'biscuit tin' lottery is being used for the first time - because ACT refused to support a ...

The Human Rights Commission has welcomed a landmark cross-party decision in Parliament to advance modern slavery legislation, ...

National and Labour have teamed up to get a piece of legislation addressing modern slavery and extreme cases of worker ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester are calling for stronger, coordinated partnerships to tackle modern slavery and ...

World Vision is welcoming the new bill around fighting modern slavery. The new bill, co-sponsored by National and Labour, will require large businesses to make reports on modern slavery in their ...

January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month — and 2026 marks 100 years since the world first tried to ...

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Modern slavery is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. It takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, forced and compulsory labour and human trafficking, all of which have in ...

The teenagers in the house next door rarely went outside, and spoke little English - our neighbour referred to them as his ...