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What is modern slavery?

According to the United Nations, there are at least 21 million modern slaves worldwide. This includes people in forced or compulsory labour, involuntary servitude, human trafficking and child labour.

Legislation has been instituted in a number of jurisdictions that either addresses modern slavery directly or incorporates modern slavery considerations in the corporate management of human rights issues generally.

Legislation was introduced in the Commonwealth and in NSW in 2018.

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