andrew forrest

[perth, australia]

intro’d to Andrew with this interview via Ahmed at davos gef14:

slavery is not legal in any country – but it exists in every single one..

business is 25-30 billion and we have pledged over the majority of our wealth to charity

(and walk free site says.. funding to most effective mean to stop slavery.. 7 billion people free would do/hasten it, as well as indigenous ed – below)

where do we stand as people.. do you have a fundamental value that we are all equal

we’re not equal, but are we of equal value… absolutely…

Andrew founded walk free – to help end modern day slavery..

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Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest has announced a plan which he says will free 2.5 million people from slavery in Pakistan.

Mr Forrest has signed a deal with the Pakistani state of Punjab which will give it access to Australian technology which can convert lignite coal into diesel.

In return, he says Pakistan has agreed to bring in laws which will tackle the problem of slavery, or bonded labour.

The Global Slavery Index, compiled by Mr Forrest’s Walk Free foundation, estimates that some 16 million people in Pakistan and India are held in slave-like bondage through debt and forced labour.

Mr Forrest announced the deal in the Swiss resort of Davos, where world leaders are meeting for the World Economic Forum.

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John Andrew Henry Forrest (born 1961), better known as Andrew or by his nickname Twiggy, is a Western Australian mining magnate currently a non-executive chairman and previously the chief executive officer of Fortescue Metals Group(FMG). He is also a substantial supporter and official public Ambassador of the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation. In 2010 he surpassed James Packer as the richest Australian male, although by 2013 had slipped to the ninth richest person.

In 2013, Andrew Forrest and his wife, Nicola, were the first Australians to pledge half their wealth to charity whilst living