Modern-day blackbirding and Australia's food supply chain
"60,000 South Sea Islanders came to Australia as slaves or cheap labour from 1863."
"Now, 123 years after many were forced back to South Sea Islands, Australia's latest Pacific worker scheme is attracting allegations of exploitation, which are being investigated by the Anti-Slavery Commissioner in New South Wales, James Cockayne." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-03/30-year-anniversary-of-pacific-blackbirding-recognition-slavery/104739826
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