International Day For The Abolition Of Slavery
Every year on December 2nd, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery draws attention to slavery, which still exists in the world.. This day also focuses on the eradication of modern slavery.
Many Americans think of slavery as something from history. African Americans' slaves were slave slaves who were slave owners and slave labour. In 1865, the nation put an end to this kind of slavery.
Slavery is unfortunately, however, still exists. Modern slavery and human trafficking is a billion-dollar industry today. Global revenues are expected to exceed $150 billion. According to the United Nations, slavery traps are killing over 40 million people around the world. Slavery traps account for over 40 million people around the world. According to one in four children globally, modern slavery victimization accounts for one in four children. In addition, modern slavery victims suffer unimaginable pain.
The key aspects of modern slavery include:: The following are the key aspects of modern slavery::
- Migrant workers who work in domestic servitude, agriculture, and the food and clothing industry are among the categories of Forced labour. Prostitution is also included in Forced labour, as well as prostitution
- Children are used for economic exploitation, which is why child labour is so important.. Any case where work robs children of their childhood or hinders their ability to attend school is included in this category
- Trafficking – recruiting, transporting, coercing, or coercing people to exploit them in some manner.. It usually refers to prostitution, but it also includes slave labour, slavery, or servitude
Vulnerable groups in society are usually slated for modern slavery. These include tribal minorities, indigenous peoples, and those that identify with a low caste. Many that are unable to fight back are also victims. These victims are children, women, and those with mental illness or physical disability.
How to observe
Individuals and organizations share their thoughts on contemporary slavery in a variety of ways. They write newspaper papers, blog posts, host informational seminars, exhibits, and presentations. People are encouraged by political figures and activists to end modern slavery by doing their part.
To participate:
- Learn how to celebrate a potential trafficking perpetrator
- Become a well-informed customer and don't buy products or services made by businesses that enforce child labor or other forms of slavery
- Support anti-trafficking campaigns in your neighborhood
- When you ask your local, state, and federal representatives what they are doing to eliminate modern slavery, they will tell you what they are doing to eliminate modern slavery
- Organize a fundraiser and donate the funds to an anti-trafficking group
- Listen to stories of those who survived modern slavery and human trafficking
- Watch a documentary on modern slavery, including Born into Brothels, The Storm Makers, and Slavery: a 21st Century Evil.
With #AbolitionOfSlaveryDay or #EndModernSlavery, share your excitement for this day on social media.
History
The United Nations General Convention for the Suppression of Persons and the Exploitation of Prostitution of Others was adopted on December 2, 1949. On December 2nd, a UN report on Slavery's 1985 recommendation recommended the proclamation of World Day for the Abolition of Slavery. All forms of slavery were included in the recommendation. By 1995, the world learned the day as International Day for the Abolition of Slavery..
