'Debt bondage' and 'servitude': landmark report reveals temporary workers vulnerable to modern slavery

Update: 2024-09-18

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A landmark report into modern slavery in New South Wales has found temporary workers in rural and regional parts of the state are being exploited. Practices such as debt bondage, forced labour, and in extreme cases, servitude, were exposed in key industries including agriculture, horticulture and meat processing.

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'Debt bondage' and 'servitude': landmark report reveals temporary workers vulnerable to modern slavery

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'Debt bondage' and 'servitude': landmark report reveals temporary workers vulnerable to modern slavery

'Debt bondage' and 'servitude': landmark report reveals temporary workers vulnerable to modern slavery