Tackling modern slavery: a conversation with UQ experts (Hybrid)

Modern slavery is a serious human rights abuse that affects almost 50 million people around the world, including within Australia. It can take many forms, including forced labour, debt bondage, forced marriage, and human trafficking.

The Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) is the cornerstone of Australia’s legal framework on serious labour exploitation risks in corporate operations and supply chains. It is a reporting regime that applies to large entities, both public and private, and to slavery risks that arise both in Australia and overseas.

UQ has submitted three Modern Slavery Statements, providing a picture of how the risk is being identified and managed at the University.

This panel brings together experts across the University with other key stakeholders to demonstrate why understanding modern slavery is important, and how it relates to ethics, risk and compliance, and what UQ is doing to identify and manage this risk.

About the speakers

Louise Hope (Associate Director, Procurement & Payment Services and Chair of UQ’s Anti-slavery Working Group)

Andrea Strachan (Director, Student Services)

Dallas Dowsett (Head, International Development and member of UQ’s Anti-slavery Working Group)

Thomas Maak (Professorial Chair in Ethics, UQ Business School)

Who should attend

UQ staff and UQ students

About this event

• This event is being offered as a hybrid session taking place both in-person and online. 
• Registration is required.

Register to attend in person here.

Register to attend online here.