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Historic Use Of Parliamentary Rule To Usher In Modern Slavery Act For NZ
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Historic Use Of Parliamentary Rule To Usher In Modern Slavery Act For NZWorld Vision New Zealand applauds the historic cross-party move to fast-track modern slavery legislation through Parliament.
Improved national data collection to track the scale of modern slavery, along with a regular review to strengthen modern slavery legislation in New Zealand.
NOTES:A timeline of advocacy for a Modern Slavery Act:March 2021: 100 businesses sign an open letter calling for modern slavery legislation.
July 2023: The Labour Government announces that modern slavery legislation will be drafted requiring businesses to publicly report on modern slavery risks.
December 2024: World Vision NZ’s Rebekah Armstrong, barrister Jacob Parry, and ANZ’s ESG Lead Rebecca Kingi co-drafted the Modern Slavery and Trafficking Expert Practitioners (MSTEP) Modern Slavery Bill.