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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery-December 2
December 3 , 2017
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- The International Day for Abolition of Slavery is celebrated on December 2 every year with an objective to raise awareness about slavery and its impact on the society.
- 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.
- “Global Estimates of Modern Slavery” report released a Walk Free Foundation (WFF).
- The report was published on behalf of the global body International Labour Organisation (ILO).
- The country wise figures are not mentioned in the report but it has revealed that 40.3 million people are victims of modern slavery in 2016.
- “Global Slavery Index” also released by this walk free foundation.
- India has been ranked 4th out of 167 countries.
- In 2016, it was deemed to have some 18.3 million people trapped in slavery.
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