7 February 2022

Human rights groups are urging the federal government to take a tougher stance against modern slavery, warning of widespread abuse in Australia and abroad.

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"Over half of the companies that we reviewed failed to disclose obvious modern slavery risks in their high-risk supply chains," Freya Dinshaw, a senior lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, said.

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"It is increasingly apparent that reporting alone is not going to be enough to drive fundamental change in supply chains," Ms Dinshaw said.

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