29 November 2016

News Story: Aussie gov't announces plans to help end human trafficking in Asia-Pacific region

CANBERRA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government has announced it will be implementing a number of recommendations aimed at targeting and stopping human trafficking and slavery in the Asia-Pacific region.

In a joint statement released Monday by the nation's Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton and Minister for Justice Michael Keenan, the government said it would work closer with businesses and civil society to "strengthen its response to human trafficking and slavery" both in Australia and in the immediate region.

Read the full story at Xinhua