Forced labour almost doubles in five years as criminals target migrant workers

There has been a total of 173 reports of the crime in the past five years with 43 in the last year alone.

Forced labour and exploitation has surged almost 50 per cent in the past five years as criminals target domestic and overseas workers. 

And those in the agriculture, construction, hospitality and manufacturing industries were most at risk. In January this year, a Victorian business owner was sentenced to three years and six months after coercing a victim to work 14-hour days every day of the week for two consecutive years under the promise of helping him secure a visa.READ MORE: A 47-year-old man from Darwin was charged with forced labour and servitude on board his boat.

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