Religious groups call on Australia to prevent modern slavery

Eighteen national faith leaders are calling on the federal government to legislate to discourage slavery-like conditions in Australia and in its trading partners. Image: British PM Theresa May (centre) and Malcolm Turnbull at a summit on modern slavery in New York (AAP)

Writing as the Australian Freedom Network, they're asking the government and business leaders to support a Modern Slavery Act.

 

 

 

(International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is Dec 2 )