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When the "National Human Trafficking Awareness Day" is Observed?
A)
January 9th
B)
January 10th
C)
January 11th
D)
January 12th

Correct Answer : Option (C) - January 11th


National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is celebrated on January 11th of Every year. It’s a day to create awareness about sexual slavery and human trafficking worldwide.
 
Now, nearly 20-30 million people were enslaved in the world, which is more than any time in human history.
 
Slavery is recognized every day in the way of young women forced into prostitution; migrant workers are exploited in the workforce and children become soldiers.
 
Hence National Human Trafficking Awareness Day is created to end these slaveries and make sure that every individual has their rights and make the world a safer place for all people.
 
History of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day : The United States Senate created the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day in 2007. They organized the day to raise awareness to stop human trafficking and sexual slavery.
 
Initially, the day was started as a U.S initiative, and they began to highlight the topic, and they aimed to work towards the awareness to the people about the abolition of human trafficking and sexual slavery.
 
Sexual Exploitation is the most frequent form of human trafficking, and it accounts for nearly 79% of human trafficking victims. These victims are mostly women and girls. Virtually 2 million children are estimated to be the victims of sexual slavery.

Source : Newsd

Published On : January 11, 2022
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