December 2nd is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (UN). Honor this date by educating others about slavery in the world today.
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40.3 million people are enslaved in the world today—1 in 4 those enslaved are children. Help bring awareness to the issue of slavery in the world today by educating others on December 2nd.
“The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. The focus of this day is ion eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labor, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.”—The United Nations
Forms of Abolition:
Awareness
Forms of Slavery:
Domestic Servitude,
Sex Trafficking,
Forced Labor,
Bonded Labor,
Child Labor,
Forced Marriage
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