[美洲] Ending Modern Day Slavery, CNN Freedom Project

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(CNN) - Since its launch in March, the CNN Freedom Project has helped shine a spotlight on all aspects of modern-day slavery and spurred action from governments, corporations and individuals.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 {. q% X, c- {
CNN reported on sex slaves and bonded workers, children and adults caught in despair, and the inspirational against-all-odds work of individuals and organizations fighting the trade.
Nearly 2,000 people have come out of slavery, either directly or indirectly, as a result of the hundreds of stories broadcast on air and published online.5.39.217.769 R: m) R2 ^( P7 U1 C. x# N+ q

From the richest cities to the poorest villages, corruption and crime was exposed, the hidden slaves were given a voice, and in some cases were freed to try to regain normal lives.
All too often the story was wearily familiar - the most vulnerable in a society preyed on by the most wicked. But the anti-traffickers provided hope where it appeared lost. And Freedom Project gave everyone a chance to help, to join in.
There are no precise figures in the extent of modern-day slavery but the International Labor Organization and respected abolitionists like Kevin Bales and Siddharth Kara put the global number of slaves at between 10-30 million worldwide.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb9 T; g5 A4 u" y9 L6 L3 U6 L
The United Nations estimates the total market of human trafficking at 32 billion U.S. dollars.9 l9 }" [& C, o
In March, India's Labor Secretary Prabhat C. Chaturvedi admitted the country had an extensive bonded labor problem after watching CNN expose on brick workers in Utter Pradesh. They were tricked into working - tempted by the prospect of more money with a 1,000 rupee ($22) ‘advance’ - and then forced to pay off a debt.
Chaturvedi denied it was slave labor but just three months later Indian authorities helped free more than 500 people who had been physically abused at another brick factory.
In Egypt’s lawless desert region migrants, from places like Somalia heading to what they believe will be a better life in Israel, are held captive by the Bedouins they hire to guide them across the Sinai. The price of freedom is often more than their families can afford and there was some evidence of captives being killed for their organsTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。* U* y3 }/ Z, F1 {4 E
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.January 5th, 2012

College Kids Vows To End Slavery

For the better part of an hour, 42,000 college students stood in the frigid Atlanta night, patiently waiting for a statue illustrating the fight against human trafficking to be illuminated.* a5 E9 x4 o: b5 J. s8 s" j$ }
They filled the Georgia International Plaza next to the Georgia Dome stadium and stood in the crisp 40 degree air this week staring up at the 100-foot high hand reaching toward the sky. Just a few minutes after midnight, they lit candles and the lights below the statue came on. The students cheered then started to softly sing. A chant of "FREE-DOM! FREE-DOM!" grew momentum.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb1 C7 J, z7 n, I6 ^$ G( n
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The event was one of the final gatherings during the Passion 2012 conference, an annual meeting of 18 to 25 year olds sponsored by Louie Giglio's Passion City Church. The students were encouraged to donate money to causes that battle trafficking.
The statue, covered in items made by slaves like clothes, represents many things said the man responsible for coordinating the outreach efforts with the organizations that will receive portions of the more than $2.6 million raised during the four-day conference.

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