Human Trafficking In Australia

Human trafficking affects every country in the world, whether it is known to the public or not. There are many legal and non-legal responses in the world today helping to spread awareness and help victims that are affected. Human trafficking is transnational, affecting the boundaries and rights of people that are enslaved in these jobs, these traffickers thrive on the vulnerability of people. Both domestic and international responses are working to stop slavery throughout the world, many laws have been constituted because of these responses.

The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC) also known as the Palermo Convention is a multilateral treaty that fights against transnational organised crime. The Palermo

This act as been amended in 1999, 2002 and 2005 which provides updated penalties for offenders as the Act is keeping up with societal changes. This Criminal Code was amended in accordance with Australia’s international obligations regarding human trafficking. In June 2006, brothel owner Wei Tang was convicted with five counts of possessing and excessing power of ownership over a slave. She was sentenced to ten years’ imprisonment. In August 2008, the High Court of Australia sustained the convictions of Melbourne brothel owner, in regards to slavery. This initiated the High Court’s first ever criminal conviction of slavery offences under the Criminal Code Amendment (Slavery and Sexual Servitude) Act 1995 (Cth). R v Tang has been referred to as “the most crucial test of effectiveness of our criminal laws against slavery.” This shows effectiveness in the criminal justice system as this Criminal Code has been amended many times after it came into effect. The role of law reform in protecting human rights has been effective in the fact that this Code has proved to be impactful in regards to R v Tang and the constant changes in

Amnesty International was founded in 1961 since then they have demanded action on over 44,000 cases of human rights abuses around the world, Amnesty International is supported in 150 countries with over 3 million people helping them. This non-legal response gathers vital information, statistics and often goes to the country to report from the source. In August 2015, Amnesty International’s decision making forum, the International Council Meeting, in Dublin passed a vote to protect the human rights of sex workers. Representatives from around the world adopted this resolution that authorised the International Board to adopt this policy. This policy ensures that all states protect sex workers and equal legal protection against exploitation, trafficking and violence. Amnesty International believe that human trafficking is a abomination in all forms and should be criminalised as a matter of international law. Amnesty International is not a legal response to human trafficking issues, but the organisation has many supporters in many countries that ensure dominance in opinion and change. This policy recoginses the work that Amnesty does to protect trafficking victims, through campaigns around the world they have an influential part in bringing awareness to the cause. Amnesty International is effective in regards to human trafficking as they bring awareness to the cause and fight