Fr Maurizio Pettenà CS, the director of the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office, appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Temporary Migration on 18 November 2020.

Fr Pettenà indicated that temporary migrants are vulnerable due to separation from family and sometimes forming connections with members of the local community, which makes them vulnerable to exploitation.

Fr Pettenà mentioned that the Catholic Church in Australia is helping to end modern slavery with the help of Anti-Slavery Taskforce formed by the Archdiocese of Sydney.

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