Title:
Traffic Jam

Description:
Short clip about modern slavery Facts about modern slavery: Slavery today is defined as forced labor without pay under threat of violence. • There are 27 million slaves around the world today which is more than anytime in history. • 50% of all victims of human trafficking are children • There are 17,500 foreign nationals trafficked into the U.S. every year. • 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked internationally every year. • Slavery was officially abolished worldwide at the 1927 Slavery Convention, yet it continues to thrive thanks to the complicity of some governments and the ignorance of much of the world. • In the 2000 Refugee Report said it was "the fastest growing criminal enterprise in the world." • The four most common types of slavery are: chattel slavery, debt bondage, forced labor, and sexual slavery. For more information e-mail trafficjamatlanta@gmail.com

Author:
xoxbettay

Tags:
grassroots, Modern, outreach, Slavery,