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"Last week, a 47-year-old Queensland man was charged with 46 offences,
including torturing and enslaving deckhands on his fishing boats.
The accused allegedly intimidated and attacked his employees, and withheld food
and water. He will appear in court next month.
Australia is estimated to have 41,000 people trapped in modern slavery. People
can be subjected to modern slavery through coercion, deception and violence.
This includes acts such as grooming, wage theft and restriction of movement.
In Australian and international law slavery is defined as:
the condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to
the right of ownership are exercised.
Modern slavery is distinct from historical slavery in that people are no longer
legally owned but are instead subjected to illegal control."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
