Discussions are well underway within the working group leaders, who have been in ongoing discussions with each other and the Secretariat on strategic next steps and the roadmap ahead for the working groups.

Walk Free Foundation will be the secretariat for the Business Forum for 2017/18.  We hope this will provide the consistency, cohesion and efficiency needed to ensure the Business and Government Forum is a success.

Discussions are well underway between the working group leaders, who are conducting ongoing discussions with each other and the Secretariat on strategic future steps and developing a framework for the working groups.

New research developed jointly by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Walk Free Foundation, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has revealed the true scale of modern slavery around the world. The data, released during the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2017, shows that more than 40 million people around the world were victims of modern slavery in 2016.

We are continually updating our website with resources and new publications, please visit www.walkfreefoundation.org/resources

Thank you for your feedback via Survey Monkey after the Perth Forum launch in August 2018. Using your feedback, we have summarised your thoughts on successes, areas for improvement and key takeaways from the Perth Forum. The link is still open, any ongoing feedback is welcomed.

Business Leaders from across the Indo-Pacific region came together in Perth over two days as part of the Bali Process Government and Business Forum.

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