Locksmithing

• TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Keys Inc. has once again emerged triumphant on the innovation forefront, securing the prestigious 2023 Best New Product Award at the Associated Locksmiths of America - Locksmith and Security EXPO 2023, held in vibrant Orlando, Florida.
• Keys Inc.: Best New Product Award Winner at ALOA Locksmith & Security EXPO 2023
  Building upon their prior triumph in 2022, Keys Inc. has captured the limelight once more, earning the coveted Best New Product Award at the esteemed ALOA Locksmith and Security event.
• The Keys App , an embodiment of convenience and reliability, has solidified its place as an indispensable tool for certified locksmiths and security professionals.
• For further information and to embark on a journey of innovation, visit https://www.keysapp.com/ and witness firsthand how Keys Inc. is reshaping the locksmith and security landscape in 2023.

• The partnership will serve Palari's customers along the West Coast.
• Together, Palari and Flat will empower individual owners and investors, and redesign the processes of owning a home.
• "We are excited to partner with Flat to bring the latest in home management software to our homeowners.
• "As we look to expand our services, we're excited to join forces with the incredible team at Palari.

• The city chose ZeroEyes after closely evaluating the company's successful work with Hobbs Municipal School District, where the platform has been deployed for over a year.
• ZeroEyes' visual gun detection and intelligent situational awareness software will be layered on Hobbs' existing digital security cameras.
• Currently, Hobbs has 19 schools in the district, which includes a combination of elementary, middle, and high schools.
• In active shooter scenarios, this kind of situational awareness can mean the difference between life and death."

• In Australia, more than half of modern slavery survivors are migrants.
• Across our research on modern slavery, survivors (and the caseworkers and service providers who support them) consistently say issues with Australia’s visa system prevent people from getting the help they need.

The system increases risk of exploitation

• Australia’s temporary visa system promotes insecurity for migrants that can cause or contribute to exploitation.
• In response to years of advocacy from migrant-led organisations, researchers and human rights experts, the Albanese government recently introduced new measures to protect migrant workers at risk of exploitation.
• But our research has found Australia’s visa system continues to harm migrants once they have experienced exploitation.

How visas make it hard to seek help

• One survivor told us:
  Sometimes you’re afraid to report, because you might be going to lose the job.
• You might be going to lose your visa and everything you know.
• This situation is exacerbated by requirements for survivors of modern slavery to report to the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to access key services.

Australia’s modern slavery visa framework

• The federal government’s human trafficking visa framework enables migrants assessed by the AFP as victims of slavery to get a visa.
• Under this framework, only those willing to give evidence against their alleged perpetrator(s) are granted long-term visas.

Survivors locked out of mainstream services

• One caseworker explained:
  [Your] visa in Australia determines access to services.
• [Your] visa in Australia determines access to services.
• Survivors described being left destitute, desperate and in a state of limbo without any access to services.

Risks of further harm

• For survivors on temporary visas, not being able to access vital supports means many face risks of re-exploitation.
• Survivors with children are particularly susceptible to experiencing further harm when temporary visas prevent them from supporting their families.

The human impact

• Grace met her former partner while in Australia and applied for a temporary partner visa when her existing visa expired.
• Shortly after giving birth to their child, Grace and her child were trafficked out of Australia, allegedly by her partner.
• Grace’s bridging visa was immediately cancelled, leaving her unable to return to Australia to support her child, who is an Australian citizen.
• While overseas, Grace tried many times to seek support from Australian authorities but was constantly hindered by her lack of visa or residency.
• When her case eventually came to the attention of the AFP, they facilitated her return to Australia, and she was granted a temporary visa through the government’s human trafficking visa framework.

Protecting the system rather than the people

• As modern slavery survivor and advocate Sophie Otiende puts it:
  Care cannot exist when we focus on protecting the system rather than the people at all costs.
• Care cannot exist when we focus on protecting the system rather than the people at all costs.


*Names have been changed to protect identities. If you or someone you know needs help, contact the Australian Red Cross Support for Trafficked People Program on 03 9345 1800 or email [email protected] Nerida Chazal has received funding Department of Social Services.