World Day against Trafficking in Persons

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2020 Date	30 July 2020
2021 Date	30 July 2021

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons in 2020

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World Day against Trafficking in Human Persons serves to raise awareness of human trafficking and the protection of victims' rights. Human trafficking exploits humans by forcing them into sexual and labor slave trades. The International Labour Organization estimates that there 21 million victims of forced labor around the world. All countries are affected by human trafficking, participating as either countries of origin, transit or destination.

World Day against Trafficking in Human Persons was proclaimed by the United Nations in 2013. Since then, every year on July 30th, the world unites to recognize human trafficking as a serious crime and complete violation of human rights.

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Today is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. This year, we honour our first responders, the ones who identify, support, counsel and seek justice for the victims of trafficking, and who challenge the impunity of the traffickers. #EndHumanTrafficking #HumanTrafficking https://t.co/1b1GZMlyxk
— SA_HotLine (@SA_ResourceLine) July 30, 2020

Today is the World Day against Trafficking in Persons. This day was established by #UNGA in 2013 to raise awareness about the acute problem of human trafficking. Intl community must stand together to put an end to human trafficking, a horrible echo of colonialism, once & for all https://t.co/j4LKAEH3Bj
— Russia in RSA 🇷🇺 (@EmbassyofRussia) July 30, 2020

Today is World Day Against Trafficking and Hollywood is mute. No colored boxes. No donation links. No “I need to educate myself” posts. Just silence...
— samanthamarika (@samanthamarika1) July 30, 2020

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World Day against Trafficking in Persons Facts & Quotes

The theme for World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2018 was Responding to the trafficking of children and young people.
The average cost of a slave globally is $90.
According to the U.S. State Department, 600,000 to 800,000 people are trafficked across international borders every year. 80% are female and half are children.
Human trafficking is the third largest international crime industry after illegal drugs and arms trafficking. It generates a profit of approximately 32 billion every year.
The most common form of human trafficking is sexual exploitation, accounting for 79% of human trafficking victims. These victims of sexual exploitation are predominantly women and girls.
Some girls cannot go to school because of child labour and child trafficking. – Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist for women’s rights and youngest-ever Nobel Prize laureate.

World Day against Trafficking in Persons Top Events and Things to Do

Spread awareness about the day by using the hashtags #WorldDayAgainstTraffickinginPersons and #IGiveHope.
Attend the More Than A Survivor: More than a Story Fundraiser in southern California. The event features 22 stunning portraits of women who survived being trafficked and all survived. The event is both a special fundraising event and a way to get educated and help spread awareness about the issue.
Donate to charities: Not For Sale, Unisex or Polaris Project. All donations go toward protecting people and communities around the world from modern-day slavery and human trafficking. They have directly supported thousands of people around the world back to lives of freedom and meaning.
Learn the signs and indicators of human trafficking so that you can learn to recognize it and report it. US Homeland Security offers a training online free of charge.
Watch a movie about human trafficking. Our picks: Taken(2008), Trade (2007), Human Trafficking (2005), The Pink Room(2011), Nefarious (2011), Lilya 4-ever (2002), Eden (2012) and In Plain Sight (2014).