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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has today released an update to its 2024 guidance on sustainability collaborations. This updated guidance includes new examples of modern slavery focused collaborative activities that are unlikely to raise competition law concerns, developed in partnership with the Office of the Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner.

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In recent months, gloves made by an Australian company were linked with allegations of forced labour in Malaysia. The Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner Chris is concerned about reports overnight that more than 180 migrant workers have been fired, and some may be deported without receiving payments owed to them.
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The Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner commends the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and its Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce (CACT) for securing the forfeiture of assets linked to one of Australia’s most severe cases of modern slavery.
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The Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner raises concerns that large foreign companies supplying a large number and variety of products direct to Australian customers, appear not to be reporting or are not required to report under the Modern Slavery Act.
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The Australian Anti-Slavery Commissioner’ speech at the launch of his Strategic Plan 2025-2028, Building Australia’s Ambition and Impact: Strengthening the response to modern slavery.
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