Modern slavery covers eight types of serious exploitation:

trafficking in persons
slavery
servitude
forced marriage
forced labour
debt bondage
deceptive recruiting for labour or services
worst forms of child labour – for example, where children are subjected to slavery or similar practices or engaged in hazardous work.

We’re committed to playing our role in reducing the prevalence of modern slavery and rejecting any activities that may cause or contribute to modern slavery.

While we believe there is no significant risk our operations would cause instances of modern slavery, our culture that is underpinned by our policies and practices, is an essential mitigant against the risk that our operations contribute to, or are directly linked to modern slavery practices. For our people, we promote a culture of acting lawfully, ethically, and responsibly.

We are now in the fourth year of our modern slavery compliance program. We make progress each year, embedding a risk management framework and taking further steps to combat the risks of modern slavery in our operations and supply chains.

In FY 2022, we:

identified, assessed, addressed and mitigated modern slavery risk with a greater number of suppliers
explored deeper into our supply chains through supplier extended due diligence reviews
digitised our data to enable process efficiencies and supplier convenience.

As our approach matures, we’re looking to further integrate our approach into broader sustainability initiatives and continuously improve our processes and supplier engagements.

You can read more about our journey and progress in our latest Modern Slavery Statement (PDF, 1.4 MB). Our statement is also published on the Australian Border Force website.

Governance

Operating a responsible and sustainable business with a focus on our supply chain.

Case studies

Modern Slavery

Social procurement