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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 2023 - December 02
December 2 , 2023
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- Every year on December 2nd, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery draws attention to slavery that still exists in the world.
- According to the United Nations, slavery traps over 40 million people around the world.
- On December 2, 1949, the UN adopted the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others.
- In 1985, a UN report of the Working Group on Slavery recommended the proclamation of World Day for the Abolition of Slavery on December 2nd.
- By 1995, the world came to know the day as International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
- The theme for this year's International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is - Fighting slavery’s legacy of racism through transformative education.
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