Over many generations thousands of Aboriginal workers have made a profound contribution to Australian society. Many of these workers endured conditions which historically and empirically could be described as slavery. Through to the 1970s tens of thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians were forced into oppressive labour situations. Many of these people and their descendants are yet to receive the wages they earned. This is a situation which demands a national, state and territory response. It is an opportunity for symbolic and practical reconciliation firmly grounded in the basic principle of justice.
Below you can read the latest update on the campaign for justice as well as a background paper prepared for the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council by Mark Copland
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