December 2, is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. It commemorates the date, in December 1949 that the UN General Assembly adopted a convention to suppress trafficking, exploitation and prostitution of persons. Think slavery is dead?Unfortunately trafficking of persons is estimated to be the second largest “business” of organized crime. Slavery is alive and well.
It’s been 61 years since the UN took a stand opposing slavery in all its forms, including the trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and girls. Soroptimists STOP Trafficking is a campaign to end human trafficking, a form of modern day slavery. Join Soroptimist in speaking out against trafficking. Soroptimist International joined the 'Stop the Traffik' Global Coalition. Learn more at www.soroptimistinternational.org.
