These resources can help government officials to increase their understanding of modern slavery and play key roles in preventing and responding to modern slavery, including through existing programs and procurement.
Government officials may also be frontline workers (see support someone as a frontline worker and resources for frontline workers).
Resources for government
This storyboard explains the Government’s new laws to protect migrant workers from exploitation.
The purpose of this publication is to increase awareness of relevant modern slavery risk factors present on board ships carrying Australian-owned cargo, and to provide businesses with an overview of the standards in place to support them to respect seafarers’ rights.
This guidance sheet provides information on the right to freedom from slavery and forced labour and how it originates under international law. It is aimed at people working in the public sector.
This toolkit contains resources for government procurement officers on identifying, assessing and managing modern slavery risks in government supply chains.
The Commonwealth Supplier Code of Conduct outlines the Commonwealth’s minimum expectations of suppliers and their subcontractors while under contract with the Commonwealth, including modern slavery considerations.
The Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery National Minimum Dataset is a national data collection on suspected victim‑survivors and perpetrators of modern slavery in Australia. This report describes the findings of the pilot data collection, conducted from 1 July to 31 December 2022.
This is the final report on The Salvation Army’s delivery of the Experience Engagement Program (LEEP) in 2023.
This foundational guidance document is intended to assist organisations seeking to engage and empower people with lived experience expertise.
This brief outlines Anti-Slavery Australia’s findings and recommendations for building a social response to forced marriage in Australia.
This report highlights the contribution that survivors of modern slavery can make to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Australia’s response to modern slavery.
The Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are the global standard for preventing and addressing the risk of adverse impacts on human rights involving business activity.
This fact sheet provides information about the role of the Australian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the complaints process.