Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:54:23 +1000WeeblyMon, 13 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.bettersydney.com.au/blog/slavery-expert-on-the-current-state-of-slavery-in-australia-radio-interview-on-6pr-perthAn anti-slavery group which works with Australia’s biggest companies is pushing for more action to be taken to dismantle modern slavery domestically and globally.
Chief Executive Officer of Better Sydney, Robin Mellon, says there are eight types of exploitations which define modern slavery.
“In Australia, they’re probably in all the way through our supply chain,” he told Gary Adshead.

​Listen to the radio interview at https://www.6pr.com.au/anti-slavery-expert-on-the-current-state-of-slavery-in-australia/ 

]]>Mon, 30 Oct 2023 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.bettersydney.com.au/blog/five-steps-to-a-living-wage-for-the-people-in-your-supply-chain-article-in-the-fifth-estate-australiaOnce in a while, a catalyst for huge change arises, offering business leaders a chance to transform their operations for the better and make even more of a positive impact on the world. This month, one of the world’s biggest opportunities to build more profitable, ethical and resilient supply chains was announced.
Read more in The Fifth Estate: https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/5-steps-to-a-living-wage-for-the-people-in-your-supply-chain-its-not-so-hard/]]>Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.bettersydney.com.au/blog/remediating-modern-slavery-in-property-and-construction-article-in-property-australiaProperty and construction businesses play a crucial role in combatting modern slavery in their workplaces. They do this by listening, responding as well as remediating harm to people across business operations and supply chains. This is part of the corporate responsibility to respect human rights.
Last Friday, on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the Property Council released ‘Remediating Modern Slavery in Property and Construction: A Practical Guide for Effective Human Rights Remediation’.
Building on the Property Council’s Modern Slavery Working Group’s focus on its supplier engagement platform and guide to grievance mechanisms, remediating modern slavery was identified as a priority area of members and their suppliers requiring a collaborative effort.

​Read more at https://www.propertycouncil.com.au/property-australia/remediating-modern-slavery-in-property-and-construction

]]>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:00:00 GMThttps://www.bettersydney.com.au/blog/the-cost-of-inaction-on-modern-slaveryunglobalcompact.org.au/video-bite-sized-learning-the-cost-of-inaction-on-modern-slavery/The UN Global Compact Network Australia's Human Rights Manager Chris Caskey spoke to Robin Mellon, CEO at Better Sydney, to understand how businesses should be approaching the business case for respecting human rights. Robin contrasts the cost of action versus the high cost of inaction, and outlines resources that businesses can use in starting their work today: https://unglobalcompact.org.au/video-bite-sized-learning-the-cost-of-inaction-on-modern-slavery/ ]]>