Date: Monday 30 March 2026
Time: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Michael Spence Building, Function Room 501, University of Sydney, Camperdown Campus.
Purpose:
As a follow up to the workshop held in September 2025, the University of Sydney in collaboration with the AUPN will be hosting an in-person roundtable workshop focused on strengthening sector‑wide approaches to identifying and mitigating modern slavery risks affecting students. The purpose of the workshop will be to test and refine draft tools designed to help universities safeguard students from modern slavery across the student academic journey. Participants will have the opportunity to apply the tools and frameworks in a simulated environment. Insights from the workshop will contribute to the development of a sector‑specific toolkit to support Australian universities in identifying and managing modern slavery risks affecting students.
Context
Modern slavery remains a significant risk for students, particularly international students and those from culturally and linguistically diverse or lower socio-economic backgrounds. We have attached the Student Academic Journey document prepared by the University of Sydney, which outlines key vulnerabilities across different stages of the student experience. We believe your participation in this workshop will be invaluable in ensuring these tools are comprehensive and effective.
Call to action - Before the workshop
Ahead of the workshop, we kindly ask that you:
Review the Student Academic Journey document; and
Share any tools, resources, or case studies your university uses to safeguard students from modern slavery or related exploitation.
These materials will help inform the workshop and contribute to a more robust and representative set of sector tools.
Please send any documents or contributions to the Modern Slavery Unit at the University of Sydney at anti.slavery@sydney.edu.au
Who to invite
We encourage you to extend this invitation to colleagues from:
Student wellbeing
Student counselling services
Employment support/Careers advice
Student safety
Student recruitment
Please RSVP by 16 March 2026 and include any dietary requirements. Places are limited, so we would encourage you to RSVP early to secure a seat. We request only 2-3 people per university. Some part of the day will be suitable for remote Teams participation, but due to the workshop style, most of the day will not.
We look forward to your presence and contribution, as together we work towards creating a safer environment for all students.
Please RSVP to Jonathan Gold (AUPN Anti-Slavery Program Lead) at jonathan.gold@sydney.edu.au