The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December, marks the date of the adoption, by the General Assembly, of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949). The focus of this day is on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), there are currently an estimated 21 million forced labour victims worldwide, creating US$ 150 billion in illegal profits in the private economy each year. Facts and figures from @unitednations : • An estimated 40.3 million people are in modern slavery, including 24.9 in forced labour and 15.4 million in forced marriage. • There are 5.4 victims of modern slavery for every 1,000 people in the world. • 1 in 4 victims of modern slavery are children. • Out of the 24.9 million people trapped in forced labour, 16 million people are exploited in the private sector such as domestic work, construction or agriculture; 4.8 million people in forced sexual exploitation, and 4 million people in forced labour imposed by state authorities. • Women and girls are disproportionately affected by forced labour, accounting for 99% of victims in the commercial sex industry, and 58% in other sectors. EWEI joins the rest of the world to say No to contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, the worst forms of child labour, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict. @unitednationshumanrights @naptipnigeria #Stand4HumanRights https://www.instagram.com/p/B5jH9ZXFyyo/?igshid=lkt0fhm4j7pu

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