Some big corporate names lead the way in reporting modern slavery risk; but others hesitate Woolworths and Wesfarmers have come out on top of a scorecard of slavery risk reporting, along with Fortescue Metals. But other Australian companies are grappling with the need to disclose. Nga Pham Bei Cui Ummul Ruthbah Monash Centre for Financial Studies The dirty business secret of modern slavery Human trafficking, forced labour, bonded labour, slavery. It's in the products we use everyday. With Dr Ingrid Landau. Ingrid Landau Department of Business Law and Taxation Why discrimination at work still happens Australian anti-discrimination laws mean the bad old days of being sacked because you are pregnant are long gone. Aren't they? With Dr Dominique Allen. Dominique Allen Department of Business Law and Taxation How Malaysian corporate laws can recover after corruption The 1MDB money laundering scandal was corruption on a global scale. How can Malaysia recover - and persuade the world it has changed? Vivien Chen Department of Business Law and Taxation Embracing the ‘enemy’ within: How whistleblowing can benefit companies Australia's Royal Commission into banking could not have happened without whistleblowers. But they often pay a very high price for publicly revealing wrong-doing. Are they really the natural enemy of business? Xinning Xiao Department of Accounting How valuable are independent directors? Distracted independent directors can have a significant negative impact on the performance of an organisation. Emma Zhang Department of Banking and Finance Disrupting the phoenix – how to tackle a business scourge Thousands of creditors are left in the ashes when crooked directors vaporise corporate entities and slink away from debts. But a major research team is tackling the issue. Michelle Welsh Department of Business Law and Taxation
