The modern abolition movement

The modern abolition movement

From The Detail by RNZ

April 30, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 1578

About this episode

The episode discusses a Bill aimed at tracing modern slavery in business supply lines and the need for careful framing to avoid superficial compliance.

A Bill to trace modern slavery in the supply lines of businesses has the near complete approval of Parliament - here's what it does, and doesn't do An expert in modern slavery says the Bill going through Parliament now will have to be carefully framed to avoid it becoming a box-ticking exercise Find The Detail on Newsroom or RNZ Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

  • modern slavery
  • supply chains
  • legislation
  • Parliament
  • human rights
  • abolition movement

Keywords

  • modern slavery
  • supply lines
  • Parliament
  • legislation
  • abolition movement
  • human rights
  • Bill

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Organizations: Parliament, RNZ, Newsroom

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