Learn & Support
World Vision
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World Vision is a global Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation working in nearly 100 countries around the world. With decades of experience, World Vision employs proven, effective development and relief practices to empower communities to become self-sufficient and bring real, lasting change. They are privileged to see lives and communities transformed.
Everything they do is focused on one goal: the sustained well-being of children, especially the most vulnerable. They are committed to serving all children regardless of gender, religion, or ethnicity.
World Vision helps children in need and ensure they have a bright future through advocacy and education, disaster relief, community development and ongoing crises.
Visit their website to learn more about how you can get involved and help transform lives by tackling the root causes of poverty.
Walk Free
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Walk Free independently and unashamedly agitate for change and pioneer research that reinforces the need for change in the world.
They are building a robust knowledge base to inform action, driving legislative change in key countries and harnessing the power of businesses and faiths.
Walk Free’s Global Slavery Index is the world’s most comprehensive data set of modern slavery. They use this data to mobilise powerful forces for change against these abuses of human rights.
Through a combination of direct implementation, grassroots community engagement, and working in partnership with faiths, businesses, academics, NGOs, and governments around the world, they work to address slavery and dismantle its core drivers.
CReMS
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CReMS has particular emphasis on the role business plays both in sustaining the practice and contributing to its eradication.
They are committed to research on both the exploitation of migrant labour and the role of internationalised firms in the persistence of modern slavery.
Although the Centre is situated in the University of Auckland’s Business School, it is intended to foster collaborative links between researchers from multiple disciplines interested in the nature, extent, drivers, consequences and eradication of modern slavery.
CReMS approaches modern slavery as a social ill arising when employers systematically violate the rights of workers made vulnerable by their legal and social status, such as migrant labourers. This can be a consequence of strategic decision-making by domestic or internationalised firms. In collaboration with researchers in other disciplines, our intention is to expose the nature and extent of modern slavery to ensure it plays no further role in the global economy.
In collaboration with researchers in other disciplines, our intention is to expose the nature and extent of modern slavery.
Watch their webinar discussing the modern slavery legislative practices overseas and what we can learn for them.
Hagar New Zealand
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Hagar NZ exists to raise awareness about the issues of slavery, trafficking and abuse so that Kiwis can play a part in tackling them. They also raise funds to support transformational projects overseas.
In Cambodia and Vietnam, the on-ground Hagar team provide a range of expert trauma recovery and empowerment services to women and children who have survived slavery, trafficking and abuse.
Funding raised in New Zealand helps provide counselling, case management, safe accommodation, legal support, schooling and higher education to those in need. Hagar’s Whole Journey model also includes economic empowerment support such as career advice, job skills training, and small business support.
Their goal for every survivor is to ensure they are free and healed from their trauma and have sustainable livelihoods so that they are not only safe but thriving. Hagar also runs extensive prevention activities in communities to mitigate abuse. Read some of their survivor stories here: https://hagar.org.nz/stories-of-recovery.
Tearfund New Zealand
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A core part of Tearfund’s international development work focuses on preventing atrocities like the Rana Plaza collapse by working towards systemic change for some of the 27.6 million people in forced labour today.
They have also spent the last few years holding the world's (and New Zealand’s) largest fashion companies to account for the exploitation that occurs in the process of making the clothes they sell.
Tearfund believes disconnection sits at the heart of poverty. Consumerism is rife with disconnection. In our western society, disconnected shoppers buy from brands, which are disconnected from the people making their clothes. This disconnect results in exploitation, poverty, and human suffering.
Through the Ethical Fashion Report, they hold fashion companies to account for what is happening in their supply chains and hope to tangibly improve the lives of garment factory workers.
Modern Slavery Campaign
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Every week, Kiwi households unknowingly spend an average of $77 on products implicated in modern slavery. From our smartphones to our clothes, many of the imported goods we purchase are associated with child and forced labour.
In 2022, New Zealand imported $7.9B of these ‘risky goods’. This amounts to 10% of our country’s total imports.
Despite the clear need for a Modern Slavery Act, the New Zealand government's response has been frustratingly slow. There have been discussions, promises, and drafts, but no concrete action.
The fight against modern slavery isn't just in the hands of our government leaders; it's also in ours. We need your support to hold our new government accountable.
Be Slavery Free
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Be Slavery Free raises awareness about modern slavery and human trafficking, advocates for robust legislation and ethical practices, and provides resources and guidance to help organisations eliminate slavery from their supply chains. They also focus on empowering survivors through support and advocacy, ensuring their voices are heard and their rights protected.
Fair Picture
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Save resources by tapping into their local freelancer network of photographers and videographers and streamline your remote content production. Benefit from their training services and tools like the FairConsent app in your mission to communicate ethically.
Jobs & Development
Do Good Jobs
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Dogoodjobs.co.nz links passionate, talented, “do-gooders” with job vacancies at organisations working to create social and environmental change.
This website is made for you. It’s about helping you to find something that is more than a job – it’s about helping connect you with great jobs, jobs you can sink your teeth into, get passionate about, and use your skills to really help make the world more just and sustainable – because that’s the kind of world you want to see.
Massey University
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Massey University offers world-class post-graduate programmes tackling issues of global inequality, poverty, sustainability and development.
In the Master of International Development, you’ll learn how global economic, social, political and environmental forces affect people and shape different parts of the world. These insights will allow you to recognise where inequalities lie. You’ll identify strategies to help overcome poverty and enhance human wellbeing.
“Our postgraduate students come from a wide range of academic, cultural and professional backgrounds, and our programme is enriched by this diversity.”
The Master of Sustainable Development Goals addresses the most pressing imperative facing humanity and the planet: sustainability. It will give you an advanced grounding in theories of sustainable development practice and application of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The SDGs are the UN’s ambitious macro-level plan for humankind’s development and sustainability. The goals address global challenges related to poverty and inequality, climate and environmental degradation, prosperity, peace and justice. You’ll learn how to measure progress against the SDGs and paradigms of indigenous knowledge and practice.
Podcasts
On The Table
Learn about the issues of modern slavery & move towards action with 27seconds Wine.
Articles
Help End Child Labour in the Cocoa Industry
Did you know that 20% of the world's cocoa is produced by children? That’s one too many children being exploited for a sweet treat. Help make a difference by following Just Kai’s guide.