Australia could be a ‘dumping ground’ for goods made for us with forced labour, anti-slavery tsar warns
by Ben Doherty from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZPS2)
Exclusive: Chris Evans says blind spots' in modern slavery laws means few prosecutions occur and some companies are taking the mickey' in their approach to reporting
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Australia's modern slavery laws are among the weakest in the developed world and the country risks becoming a dumping ground" for goods made with forced labour, Australia's first anti-slavery commissioner has said.
In a wide-ranging interview with Guardian Australia, the commissioner, Chris Evans - a former Labor senator and minister - said there were blind spots" in Australia's efforts that risked the country becoming a global laggard.
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