International Students Fall Prey to Sexual Exploitation in Australia

Universities in New South Wales (NSW) have been warned about instances of sexual exploitation among international students amid a strong comeback of the international education sector. NSW Anti-Slavery Commissioner James Cockayne recently wrote to 10 universities in the state, informing them about cases of exploitation against international students. He expressed concern that authorities were falling behind in tackling the issue, as reported by The Australian newspaper. “We’ve seen situations of forced labour, deceptive recruiting, debt bondage, sexual servitude, international trafficking, and domestic trafficking, and that’s just among the international student cohort,’’ he said. “We’ve seen instances of international students forced to marry once here. People have been–through fraud, force, or coercion–forced to take work that they haven’t agreed to do.’’...