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| Australian government commits to ending slavery but gives no time frame for legislation | Australian government commits to ending slavery but gives no time frame for legislation |
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| Foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop says ‘human slavery has no place in our world’ but says further consultation is needed | |
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| Fri 25 Aug 2017 10.21 BST | |
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| The Australian government remains committed to eradicating slavery but there is still no time frame for adopting a Modern Slavery Act. | The Australian government remains committed to eradicating slavery but there is still no time frame for adopting a Modern Slavery Act. |
| Foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop said a key outcome of the Bali Process in Perth on Friday was that business leaders had committed to a work plan, and the meeting had also helped the commonwealth become better informed for a Modern Slavery Act. | Foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop said a key outcome of the Bali Process in Perth on Friday was that business leaders had committed to a work plan, and the meeting had also helped the commonwealth become better informed for a Modern Slavery Act. |
| “The time frame is as soon as possible, but given that we will have to undertake further consultation, I won’t put a specific date on it,” she told reporters. | “The time frame is as soon as possible, but given that we will have to undertake further consultation, I won’t put a specific date on it,” she told reporters. |
| “However, the work that has been undertaken in preparation for this meeting and the discussions we have had at this meeting will inform our deliberations. This is invaluable work.” | “However, the work that has been undertaken in preparation for this meeting and the discussions we have had at this meeting will inform our deliberations. This is invaluable work.” |
| The federal government has instigated two parliamentary inquiries into adopting a Modern Slavery Act, which will be similar to laws introduced in the UK in 2015, but the committees are yet to provide their final reports. | The federal government has instigated two parliamentary inquiries into adopting a Modern Slavery Act, which will be similar to laws introduced in the UK in 2015, but the committees are yet to provide their final reports. |
| Bishop described the Bali Process as a world-first regional meeting, bringing government ministers and business leaders together to discuss practical ways to combat slavery. | Bishop described the Bali Process as a world-first regional meeting, bringing government ministers and business leaders together to discuss practical ways to combat slavery. |
| “It is an intolerable fact that slavery exists in the 21st century through bonded labour, through labour market exploitation [and] through slavery-like conditions,” she said. | “It is an intolerable fact that slavery exists in the 21st century through bonded labour, through labour market exploitation [and] through slavery-like conditions,” she said. |
| “Human trafficking and modern slavery have no place in our world today and global leaders have committed to eradicating slavery.” | “Human trafficking and modern slavery have no place in our world today and global leaders have committed to eradicating slavery.” |
| Bishop said the forum had ministers from 45 countries and representatives from three United Nations agencies, who made powerful statements about their commitment to end slavery. | Bishop said the forum had ministers from 45 countries and representatives from three United Nations agencies, who made powerful statements about their commitment to end slavery. |
| She said business leaders had committed to protecting the rights of migrant workers and ensuring transparency in global business supply chains. | She said business leaders had committed to protecting the rights of migrant workers and ensuring transparency in global business supply chains. |
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