NZ urgently needs modern anti-slavery law – why is the legislation sitting in limbo?
- Written by: Petra Butler, Amo Matua–Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury
The conviction of Joseph Matamata in 2020 on ten counts of human trafficking and 13 counts of slavery was a watershed moment in recognising modern slavery is not just a foreign problem.
Some three years later, an Immigration New Zealand investigation into migrant worker exploitation again highlighted some extremely precarious working conditions.
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