CReMS in the news
View the mentions of the Centre for Research on Modern Slavery in the media.
2022
- https://www.newsroom.co.nz/dont-delay-on-modern-slavery-law-govt-told, Newsroom, 20 December
- https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/130706361/lying-for-god-former-members-say-shincheonji-cult-should-lose-charity-status, Stuff, 18 December
- Gloriavale factory loses meat company contract, and a worker's third degree burns spark a WorkSafe investigation, Stuff, 24 May
- Proposed legislation to end modern slavery, The University of Auckland, 14 April
2021
- A plywood box in a liquor store backroom, home for one of New Zealand’s estimated 3000 modern day slaves, Stuff, 6 November 2021
- Opinion: Social practice audits will not prevent worker exploitation, NZ Herald, 26 October 2021
- ‘I just want to feel safe’: Modern slavery in New Zealand, Stuff, 2 October 2021
- Modern slavery: Time for NZ legislation, Newsroom, 21 September 2021
- Newly released research supports Trade Aid’s call for Modern Slavery Legislation, Trade Aid, 30 September 2021
- New Zealand buying more from Chinese region linked to forced labour, Stuff, 27 July 2021
- Liquor licences approved for Auckland bottle stores that had broken labour laws, RNZ, 9 July 2021
- Why New Zealand needs a Modern Slavery Act, Consumer, 27 May 2021
- Housing minister asks Kāinga Ora to review processes after illegal workers detained, Stuff, 12 May 2021
- In our own Backyard? Modern Slavery here in New Zealand, Sign For Freedom (Apple Podcasts), 4 April 2021
- Clothing. Sugar. Electronics: Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains, Sign For Freedom (Apple Podcasts), 29 March 2021
- Government Releases New Plan On Modern Slavery: A Good Start But More Concrete Action Needed, The Daily Blog, 20 March 2021
- ‘Exploitation is my destiny’: Migrant workers open up about ‘modern slavery’ in NZ, Newshub, 2 March 2020
2020
- After 15 years, migrant fishers still waiting for the government to regulate recruitment, The Jakarta Post, 1 December 2020
- Staff mistreatment entrenched in New Zealand hospitality, lawyers and unions claim, Stuff, 28 November 2020
- How can “dark ships” and “ghost ships” be tracked and apprehended? The Big Q, 16 September 2020
- Centre For Research On Modern Slavery Established, Scoop, 10 September 2020
- Zespri helped bring migrant exploitation case, further charges possible, NBR, 3 September 2020
- Vicious cycle: Why are some Indian migrants so badly exploited in NZ? Stuff, 19 August 2020
- What slavery case exposed about exploitation in NZ, Newsroom, 10 August 2020
- Govt ‘dithering’ on migrant exploitation, Newsroom, 11 March 2020
- Migration policy ‘on a pathway to Dubai’, Newsroom, 3 March 2020