National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2023 – January 11

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2023 – Wednesday, January 11! On January 11, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the ongoing problem of human trafficking is brought to light. Even though January is already designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, this particular day is devoted to raising awareness and stopping the illicit act. Additionally distinct from the UN-designated World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is this celebration. Since the Senate declared this day to be observed around 2007, it has attracted a lot of popular support in the form of private donations to events that the government has planned. On this day, everybody is urged to oppose human trafficking anywhere it occurs because it affects people of all races and backgrounds horribly.

When is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2023 USA?

Wednesday, January 11 is the celebration date of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2023 in the United States (U.S.)

History Of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Unitas defines human trafficking as the use of somebody for labor, domestic servitude, or commercialized sexual intercourse by intimidation, deceit, or violence. It also refers to the practice of using others against their will as slaves or labor. Regrettably, enslavement has persisted today despite the fact that many people are oblivious to it for a long time. Many people are aware of the slave trade that existed in the 1400s and later.

The slave trade was started by Europeans, who enslaved and sold millions of Africans from all over the globe for labor or sexual exploitation. For centuries, this method was popular in nations like Spain, the developing Us, Holland, France, Sweden, and Denmark. Governments did not start to outlaw the Transatlantic slave trade until the late 1700s and early 1800s, with Great Britain establishing the standard in 1807 and the United States succeeding around 1820. At that point, the slave trade was a capital offense, but somehow it took decades for more people to be free. Slavery was substantially eliminated by the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and the Thirteenth Amendment of 1866.

Governments only began to talk about “white slavery,” the name used at the time for sexual human trafficking, after the Transatlantic Slave Trade was condemned as inhumane. Twelve nations signed the International Convention for the Suppression of the White Slave Traffic around 1904, the same year that the International Agreement for the Suppression of the White Slave Trade was passed into law by European monarchs. White slavery was soon renamed “traffic in women and children” by the League of Nations.

The fight against human trafficking made progress in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which was passed in 2000, was the first federal statute to combat contemporary slavery. Anti-Slavery International also founded the American nonprofit organization Free the Slaves. The resolution designating January 11 as National Human Trafficking Awareness Day was approved by the US Senate in 2007. The whole month of January 2010 was devoted by President Obama to raising awareness and preventing human trafficking. Currently, there are more than 50 recognized groups working to stop this criminal activity on a global scale, and awareness of it is higher than ever.

How To Observe National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2023?

1. Contribute to organizations that fight slavery

Every donation counts, and it will surely have a significant impact on what anti-slavery organizations can accomplish with it. Consider making a donation to Agape International Missions, the Coalition Against Women’s Trafficking, or Polaris.

2. Take Action to Stop Human Trafficking

Each and every anti-slavery group in your area, a club at your college, or a nearby business would appreciate your assistance. If money is scarce, Endslaverynow.org’s Antislavery Directory will assist you to identify groups to which you can volunteer your time.

3. Encourage Awareness of Human Trafficking

Nowadays, there are a lot of myths surrounding human trafficking, so educate yourself and encourage others to follow your lead. Books and videos like “Understanding Global Slavery” by Kevin Bales and “A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery” by Benjamin Skinner can shed light on a variety of modern slavery-related topics. We also advise going to a community training, establishing a library of anti-trafficking materials, and holding instructive screenings or book clubs.

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2023 Theme

The use and exploitation of technology was last year’s National Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2022 subject. This subject shows how technology can make human trafficking possible. For the international observance of Human Trafficking Awareness Day, a fresh theme is selected each year. The official color for National Human Trafficking Awareness Day has been selected as blue. People would wear blue on this occasion to commemorate those who have been victimized by human trafficking all across the globe.

Why National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Is Important

The ability to detect or locate a human trafficking sufferer or offender can help save lives. Millions of people who are directly harmed by the sector include their families, friends, and other dear ones. There are numerous tools available to assist you in identifying and preventing human trafficking; for a comprehensive collection of possible warning signs, visit the Unitas website. It’s difficult to comprehend that there are potentially over 30 million slaves alive today, and it’s much more difficult to accept that the number is rising.

The earlier consciousness is raised and combated, the quicker we can stop this rich unlawful trade from viciously recruiting and kidnapping more vulnerable people. Slavery is a global issue that affects people of all ages and continents, contrary to popular belief. E everyone must collaborate in order to eliminate the hazards we all confront, notwithstanding the fact that some groups, such as women and people from underprivileged areas, are more vulnerable to risk than others.

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day Quotes, Wishes, Messages, Greetings, Images, Sayings Memes, Captions, Status 2023

“Human trafficking is the illegal trade of human beings, mainly for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and forced labor. In short, it’s modern day slavery.” — Jen Lilley

“Human trafficking is a globally assisted pandemic that generates billions of dollars of income a year.” — Gillian Anderson

“Human trafficking is a human tragedy. It’s an outrage against any decent people.” — Mark Shields

“If we truly want to have world peace, we have to end human trafficking.” — Jason Mraz

“Human trafficking is a scourge, a crime against the whole of humanity. It is time to join forces and work together to free its victims and to eradicate this crime that affects all of us, from individual families to the worldwide community.” — Pope Francis

“Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.” — Pope Francis

“Millions of our fellow human beings continue to live as contemporary slaves, victims of abominable practices like human trafficking, forced labour and sexual exploitation. Countless children are forced to become soldiers, work in sweat shops or are sold by desperate families. Women are brutalized and traded like commodities. Entire households and villages labour under debt bondage.” — Ban Ki-moon

“Just imagine what would happen if your daughter was standing there. What would you do, how would you fight? So you have to join hands, you have to take each child as your daughter. Soon you will feel their sorrow and then you will feel the strength that comes out of you to protect them.” — Anuradha Koirala

“Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.” — Condoleezza Rice

“It’s very fashionable to talk about human trafficking, in this fantastic A-C hall. It’s very nice for discussion, discourse, making films and everything. But it is not nice to bring them to our homes. It’s not nice to give them employment in our factories, our companies. It’s not nice for our children to study with their children. There it ends. That’s my biggest challenge.” — Sunitha Krishnan

Anti-Human Trafficking Slogans and Quotes | National Human Trafficking Day | National Human Trafficking Awareness Month 2023

1. Stop Human Trafficking
2. Human trafficking is modern day slavery
3. Human trafficking is a human tragedy
4. Stop the modern-day slavery!
5. Stolen people, stolen dreams
6. This could be your daughter. Stop Human Trafficking
7. Some things are ‘Not for Sale’
8. Hear my plea, set them free
9. No one can own anyone
10. Human trafficking, society cracking
11. Don’t steal people’s lives
12. You and me, let’s help set them free
13. Human trafficking violates human rights
14. Human Trafficking and Forced Prostitution go hand in hand
15. Taking someone away means taking away their dreams

Celebration Dates of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

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