The last Modern Slavery Colab was held on 13 July 2023
AusLSA Modern Slavery Co-Lab Session Three - Grievance Mechanisms and 'the Worker Voice"
- Review the Agenda for MS CoLab Three
- Review the main Presentation from MS Co-Lab Session Three
- Review the Guest Presenter Jenny Stranger's Presentation
The Third Co-Lab Covered
1. What are grievance mechanisms, and how can 'the worker voice' work here in Australia and internationally for staff and suppliers?
2. What are the main types and forms of human rights grievances mechanisms?
3. Who uses human rights grievance mechanisms, and what are the benefits for businesses, and benefits for workers
4. Examining the key criteria for effective grievance mechanisms:
- Legitimate
- Accessible
- Predictable
- Equitable
- Transparent
- Rights-compatible
- Sources of continuous learning
- Based on dialogue and engagement
5. Key challenges for implementing effective grievance mechanisms
6. How do human rights grievance mechanisms work in practice
Guest Speaker - Jenny Stanger, Executive Manager at the Australian Catholic Anti-slavery Network (ACAN),
- Grievance Mechanisms in practice - International examples
- Examples of modern slavery in supply chains, and how the people being exploited reached out
- What good grievance mechanisms should look like for our staff and our suppliers
- How businesses (and Australian law firms in particular) can do better, and what they should do differently
- Questions from around the group
Guest Speaker. - Professor Jennifer Burn, Director of Anti-Slavery Australia
The work of Anti-Slavery Australia, and how people in Australia being exploited have reached out
- Grievance Mechanisms in practice - Australian examples
- Current cases being handled in Australia and the common factors and risks
- What good Australian grievance mechanisms should look like for both staff and our suppliers
- How businesses (and Australian law firms in particular) can do better, and what they should do differently
- Questions from around the group
7. How the legal sector can gain further insights into effective grievance mechanisms and their use - resources available
8. Priority actions and next steps
If you want to learn more about the AusLSA Modern Slavery Co-Labs please contact Richard@legalsectoralliance.com.au
