In the 2022/23 financial year, the Australian Federal Police received 340 reports of human trafficking, an increase of 46 compared to the previous year.
The AFP received:
- 90 reports of forced marriage;
- 90 reports of trafficking (inclusive of entry, exit and child trafficking);
- 73 reports of sexual exploitation;
- 43 reports of forced labour;
- 18 reports of debt bondage;
- 16 reports of domestic servitude;
- 6 reports of deceptive recruitment; and
- 4 reports of slavery
Walk Free’s Global Slavery Index reports that there may be as many as 41,000 people living in modern slavery in Australia.
