Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery

Tim Mossholder/Unsplash, CC BY Large companies with annual revenue over A$100 million could soon pay fines and face criminal charges for failing to prevent modern slavery, under a new federal government crackdown. These reforms come just six weeks after the United States threatened to impose trade tariffs of up to 12.5% on 60 countries – including Australia – over their alleged inaction on forced and slave labour. The good news? These proposed reforms will finally put Australia back at the…