The ACCC has updated its sustainability collaboration guidance to include modern slavery for the first time. This breakthrough removes barriers that once prevented businesses from sharing vital information about exploitation risks. The new case studies show practical, low-risk ways to collaborate—such as joint audits, pooled risk data, supplier workshops, and voluntary standards—while staying compliant with competition law. It’s slow but real progress toward making exploitation unprofitable and freedom possible.

In the webinar, Matt draws on his early days as a USAID official to share powerful stories that truly galvanised him into action. He vividly recounts experiences that opened his eyes to the stark realities faced by those trapped in modern slavery, igniting a passion for advocacy that fuels his work even today.

The completion of the Modern Slavery Act Review marks a significant milestone in the fight against modern slavery. While the Act has transformed the landscape in Australia, the Review acknowledges that more needs to be done to protect those vulnerable to exploitation. The review presents key recommendations to enhance the Act's effectiveness.

Ten years after the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh, which killed over 1,100 garment workers, the global retail supply chain still struggles to improve the appalling conditions faced by workers. While initiatives have been launched to increase building fire and safety inspections and curb exploitation and forced labor, legislation aimed at tackling modern slavery is often weak, and numerous studies have shown that workers' human rights have not improved. Despite garment exports increasing over 35% since the start of the pandemic, wages and employee numbers have remained stagnant. Meanwhile, estimates suggest that the number of people in forced labor around the world has risen, indicating that modern slavery legislation is not having the desired effect.

Million Makers sets a new standard in harnessing the power of worker voice to inform businesses human rights due diligence from the ground up and from the people who know.