An important anniversary to denounce a practice that seems extinct but continues to develop today.
He December 2 is celebrated as the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.. And, when we talk about slavery, it is common to think that it is something from the past, or from countries that have remained in time. However, today, many forms of slavery continue to develop, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child labor, forced marriage and the recruitment of children for use in armed conflicts.
The date was established in honor of the day the UN General Assembly signed the Convention for the Suppression of Trafficking in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. But this fight continues today, because these practices have not been eradicated from all parts of the world.
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery: why December 2
The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated on December 2 in honor of 1949, the date on which the United Nations General Assembly approved the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of Others. The objective of that day was to demand the eradication of all contemporary forms of slavery.
To commemorate the Convention, a report by the UN Slavery Task Force recommended in 1985 that December 2 be proclaimed “World Day for the Abolition of Slavery.” Since then, from 1985 to 1994, “World Anti-Slavery Day” was celebrated, which in 1995 was renamed “International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.”
Types of slavery present today
Despite the belief that slavery was eradicated, today there are different forms:
For example, forced labor. It is estimated that in 2016, around 25 million people worked forcedly at some point whether in the field of construction, domestic employment or industrial production. There is also sexual exploitation and forced labor imposed by the State.
Another type of exploitation is forced marriages, mostly in Asia, where people sell their daughters in exchange for large sums of money, regardless of whether the young woman wants to get married or not. Additionally, some cultures allow the marriage of girls to older men.
Finally, the best known form is child labor. Beyond situations where children choose to work out of necessity, it is a situation that should not happen anywhere, because they should be living a dignified childhood, playing and learning.
Source: Ambito
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