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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is being observed on Wednesday to raise awareness of the atrocities of modern slavery. Slavery has evolved and manifested itself in different ways throughout history. Today some traditional forms of slavery still persist in their earlier forms, while others have been transformed into new ones. There now exist more contemporary forms of forced labour, such as migrant workers, who have been trafficked for economic exploitation of every kind in the world economy. The exploitation also includes prostitution of others, forced labour or services, servitude or the removal of organs. According to data provided by UNICEF, globally, one child out of every six works. The majority of the child labour that occurs today is for economic exploitation. That goes against the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which recognizes "the right of the child to be protected from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be hazardous." According to the International Labour Organization , there are currently an estimated 21 million forced labour victims worldwide, creating US $ 150 billion in illegal profits in the private economy each year. Nonetheless, there is hope for freedom to millions of people trapped in modern slavery as United Nations has embarked on a collective journey to fighting against slavery. United Nations recently has set 17 "Sustainable Development Goals" all of which are to be implemented by 2030. The grandiose scheme was adopted by the UN at its September 25-27 meeting in New York. In keeping with previous UN declarations, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers an opportunity to fundamentally alter the conditions that fuel poverty, injustice and gender discrimination. In his message for this year's International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said that we resolve to use the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a roadmap for stamping out root causes and freeing all enslaved people in our world. To end modern slavery, ILO has launched a new global campaign 'The 50 for Freedom campaign' which aims to mobilize public support and influence in at least 50 countries to ratify the ILO's Forced Labour Protocol by 2018. In India, poverty, lack of good schools and growth of informal economy are considered as the important causes of child labour in India. In December 2014, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor and India figured among 74 countries where significant incidence of critical working conditions has been observed. Article 24 of India's constitution prohibits child labour. Additionally, various laws and the Indian Penal Code provide a basis in law to identify, prosecute and stop child labour in India. The focus of International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.
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international day, abolition, slavery, labour, child, ILO, United nations,sustainable development goals
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