Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This webinar was held on 10 November 2022, a collaboration between the UWA Public Policy Institute, UWA Law School and UWA Modern Slavery Research Cluster. Panellists were Gabrielle Holly, Senior Adviser, Human Rights and Business, Danish Institute for Human Rights; Tegan Hoddy, Director – Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability, Alcoa; Freya Dinshaw, Acting Legal Director, Human Rights Law Centre; John Southalan, Barrister, Adjunct Professor at UWA; Serena Grant, Head of Business Engagement, Walk Free. The panel moderator was Associate Professor Fiona McGaughey, UWA Law School.
Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) was a positive step towards preventing extreme worker exploitation in Australian businesses and supply chains. It requires companies with an annual turnover of more than $100 million to report annually on the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains, and on the actions to address these. The modern slavery statements that companies produce are available for public scrutiny.
The Modern Slavery Act is currently undergoing review and commentators are increasingly looking to superior models for protecting human rights in businesses and their supply chains. For example, the EU has proposed a new sustainability directive incorporating human rights and environment due diligence, and similar laws already exist or have been proposed in several countries. The human rights due diligence model has been described as the ‘gold standard’ in business and human rights.
In this webinar, we had a unique opportunity to hear from international and Australian experts on modern slavery and human rights due diligence. We ask, what is ‘human rights due diligence’? What is the difference between the Modern Slavery Act and the ‘human rights due diligence’ model? How would such a model work in Australia?
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This webinar was held on 10 November 2022, a collaboration between the UWA Public Policy Institute, UWA Law School and UWA Modern Slavery Research Cluster. Panellists were Gabrielle Holly, Senior Adviser, Human Rights and Business, Danish Institute for Human Rights; Tegan Hoddy, Director – Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability, Alcoa; Freya Dinshaw, Acting Legal Director, Human Rights Law Centre; John Southalan, Barrister, Adjunct Professor at UWA; Serena Grant, Head of Business Engagement, Walk Free. The panel moderator was Associate Professor Fiona McGaughey, UWA Law School.
Australia’s Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) was a positive step towards preventing extreme worker exploitation in Australian businesses and supply chains. It requires companies with an annual turnover of more than $100 million to report annually on the risks of modern slavery in their operations and supply chains, and on the actions to address these. The modern slavery statements that companies produce are available for public scrutiny.
The Modern Slavery Act is currently undergoing review and commentators are increasingly looking to superior models for protecting human rights in businesses and their supply chains. For example, the EU has proposed a new sustainability directive incorporating human rights and environment due diligence, and similar laws already exist or have been proposed in several countries. The human rights due diligence model has been described as the ‘gold standard’ in business and human rights.
In this webinar, we had a unique opportunity to hear from international and Australian experts on modern slavery and human rights due diligence. We ask, what is ‘human rights due diligence’? What is the difference between the Modern Slavery Act and the ‘human rights due diligence’ model? How would such a model work in Australia?
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The University of Western Australia (UWA) is recognised internationally as a top 100 university. Browse our channel to learn about our ground-breaking research, state-of-the-art facilities and vibrant student experience.
For more information: https://www.uwa.edu.au/
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Facebook: facebook.com/universitywa
Twitter: twitter.com/uwanews
Instagram: instagram.com/universitywa
