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Trading Lives: Modern Day Human Trafficking

24 June 2013

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 176KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Membership of the Human Rights Sub-Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 63KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report

Chapter 2 Definitions of slavery, slavery-like practices and people trafficking	(PDF 130KB)
Slavery Slavery-like practices and forced labour People trafficking Slavery, forced labour, servitude, forced marriage and debt bondage People trafficking The differences between people trafficking and people smuggling Community interpretations of slavery, slavery-like practices and people trafficking definitions Interpretations of people trafficking Distinctions between slavery and people trafficking Distinctions between people trafficking and people smuggling

Chapter 3 Current extent of slavery and people trafficking in Australia	(PDF 171KB)
Investigations, prosecutions and convictions Non-Government Organisations’ assistance for trafficked victims Research on slavery and people trafficking Community perceptions of slavery and people trafficking in Australia Committee comment

Chapter 4 Australia’s response to people trafficking	(PDF 189KB)
Australian Government response International agreements International forums Australia’s aid program Australian legislation Committee comment Non-Government organisations’ responses Commonwealth funded community awareness and education programs Committee comment

Chapter 5 Support for victims of trafficking and slavery	(PDF 244KB)
People trafficking visa framework Concerns about the trafficking visa framework Committee comment Additional concerns about the trafficking visa framework Committee comment Support for trafficked people program Suggested additional support for victims of trafficking Committee comment

Chapter 6 Exploitation in product supply chains	(PDF 194KB)
Global estimates of people in forced labour Overview of international action Suggestions for combatting exploitation in global supply chains Australian Government action Committee comment

Chapter 7 Community perceptions on international best practice	(PDF 182KB)
Appointing an ambassador for trafficking in persons Criminalising the purchase of sexual services Increased engagement in international forums Suggested best practice for victim support Republic of Korea Taiwan Italy European Union Ratification of UN and ILO conventions Internet Watch Foundation Committee comment

Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 43KB)

Appendix B – List of Exhibits	(PDF 74KB)

Appendix C – Witnesses who appeared at public hearings	(PDF 53KB)

Appendix D – Total number and type of offences charged where an offence under Division 270 or Division 271 of the Criminal Code was the primary offence	(PDF 285KB)

Appendix E – Summary by region of offences under Divisions 270 and 271 of the Criminal Code and related offences referred by AFP to CDPP	(PDF 276KB)

Appendix F – A list of relevant AusAID NGO Cooperation Program activities for 2012-13	(PDF 88KB)

Appendix G – A list of relevant AusAID Human Rights Grants Scheme projects for 2012-13	(PDF 113KB)

Appendix H – Summary of convictions for Divisions 270 and 271 of the Criminal Code and related offences prosecuted by the Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions	(PDF 165KB)

Appendix I – Summary of assistance under the Support for Trafficked People Program	(PDF 199KB)

Appendix J – List of goods produced with high risk of forced labour or child labour by country	(PDF 29KB)