Each week, every household in New Zealand spends $77 on goods associated with child and forced labour.
Right now, there is no requirement for businesses to take action to address and reduce modern slavery in their supply chains. This ‘don’t-ask, don’t-tell’ approach means that it’s almost impossible for New Zealanders to have confidence that what we buy, and use is slavery-free.
Learn more about the risky goods New Zealand imports.
Building consensus
A comprehensive legal framework to combat trafficking in persons and broader forms of modern slavery. Together we can end exploitation, hold companies accountable, and protect victims and survivors of modern slavery.
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Make it 18
With strong support from children and communities, our Make it 18 report calls on the Solomon Islands Government to raise the legal marriage age from 15 to 18 and protect all children from child marriage.
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Climate drives hunger
The climate crisis is fast becoming a hunger crisis, threatening lives, health, and hopes for the future. Children are bearing the brunt of a crisis they did not create. World Vision is calling on governments worldwide to put children at the heart of climate policy.
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Doing our fair share
New Zealand must support communities on the frontlines of climate change, especially in the Pacific. World Vision calls on the Government to commit to paying its fair share of the new global goal when its current funding ends in 2025.
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Support for Afghanistan
This report highlights the challenges faced by Afghan nationals resettled in Aotearoa after Kabul’s fall in 2021. It calls on the Government to ensure equal support for all arrivals and build a stronger resettlement model.
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Special Ukraine policy
The 2022 Special Ukraine Policy offered 4,000 visas, but few Ukrainians reached New Zealand. Partnering with Mahi for Ukraine, we surveyed 200 people, found barriers, and helped drive policy changes.
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The high price of beauty
Child labour has no place in our makeup bags. Yet millions of children work in dangerous conditions to make everyday cosmetics. Our new report exposes the risks and the urgent need for change.
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Risky Business
Our Risky Business report reveals many Kiwi businesses are buying goods linked to modern slavery, often without knowing where their products come from or taking action to address exploitation.
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We are in the midst of a devastating crisis for children. Decades of progress on survival, education, nutrition, and protection has stalled – and even been thrown into reverse.
This report makes it clear: when we prioritise children, we multiply impact. It calls for governments and donors to increase child-targeted funding, embed a child-focused lens in policy, and truly listen to children’s voices.
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