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In 2023, Australia's labour force was 14.2 million, with 1.4 million trade union members, an average annual income of $72,753, 3.8% unemployment and 6.4% underemployment. [1] Australian labour law sets the rights of working people, the role of trade unions, and democracy at work, and the duties of employers, across the Commonwealth and in
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Slavery in Australia has existed in various forms from colonisation in 1788 to the present day. European settlement relied heavily on convicts , sent to Australia as punishment for crimes and forced into labour and often leased to private individuals .
The introduction of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 [121] into Australian law was partly based upon concerns of slavery being evident in the Queensland agricultural sector. [122] Some commentators have also drawn parallels between blackbirding and the early 21st-century recruitment of labour under the (unconnected) 457 visa scheme. [123]
Human rights in Australia have largely been developed by the democratically elected Australian Parliament through laws in specific contexts (rather than a stand-alone, abstract bill of rights) and safeguarded by such institutions as the independent judiciary and the High Court, which implement common law, the Australian Constitution, and various other laws of Australia and its states and ...
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, or violence, including death or other forms of extreme hardship to either themselves or members of their families.
On 31 January 2017 it had 10,153 companies with statements held within its open data register, making it the largest modern slavery statement register globally. [12] In 2019 the UK Government committed to publishing a Modern Slavery Statement of its own, reflecting the requirements imposed on larger businesses under section 54 of the 2015 Act.
Walk Free is an international human rights group based in Perth, Western Australia.Its goal is the end of modern slavery. [1]Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8.7 – part of a framework adopted by the United Nations in 2015 – seeks to end modern slavery by appealing to the international community. [2]