Put a Stop to Slavery

It may surprise you in this day and age that slavery continues. January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking prevention month. Today, January 11th has been dedicated to Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Great efforts have taken place to combat against such crimes but the heinous crime still goes on. Perhaps if more communities, states and countries were more aware of human trafficking then the crime would decrease. 

There were more than 2,500 cases of suspected incidents of human trafficking in the United States between the years 2008 and 2010. In 2000 the U.S. congress passed a Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The Act helps with victim protection as well as to ensure products brought in the United States are not made with forced or child labor. The hope is that one day the act of trafficking other humans, an act as old as the bible will one day be no more. There are things you can do as well:

•  know if the products you purchase are doing anything to help with human trafficking. To find out visit knowthechain.org  Staying informed is one great way that will help decrease and eradicate the use of forced labor. 
• Learn the signs of trafficking at the  National Human Traffic Hotline The site will also share information on the types of trafficking

While the 13th amendment abolished slavery in the United States there is still human trafficking continuing. Not only in the United States but around the world. By being educated and sharing this year may be one of the last years that human trafficking is possible.

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