Current Day Slavery and Human Trafficking
Free The Slaves is an organisation that is working towards eradicating slavery and human trafficking world wide. Are you aware that There are 27 million slaves in the world today? People -- many of them children -- who are forced to work without pay, under threat of violence and unable to walk away?NEW: Kevin Bales: How to combat modern slavery | Video on TED.com
posted by Moi at 6:58 PM
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Hi J., Thanks for posting about Free the Slaves. Let me mention that we have some great short films about modern slavery (including one about slavery in the US today) that can be viewed on our website (www.freetheslaves.net). Also that while this is a big problem, we have a plan to wipe out slavery in our lifetime - recently we published the book Ending Slavery: How We Free Today's Slaves.
Here's what Archbishop Desmond Tutu said about it: “None of us is truly free while others remain enslaved. The continuing existence of slavery is one of the greatest tragedies facing our global humanity. Today we finally have the means and increasingly the conviction to end this scourge and to bring millions of slaves to freedom. Read Kevin Bales' practical and inspiring book and you will discover how our world can be free at last.”
All best,
Kevin Bales
Kevin, thank you so very much for your comment.
I listened to your TED2010 talk today and was very moved and truly inspired -- thank you! You have done so much to educate society, and we must act. http://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_bales_how_to_combat_modern_slavery.html
J.
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