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Human trafficking is the third largest criminal industry in the world(1) and it is thought that 1.2 million children and young people are trafficked every year for sexual exploitation and cheap labour(2).
India Trafficking facts
• India is a source, destination and transit country of human trafficking; it also experiences large scale internal/domestic trafficking.
• Approximately 150,000 women and children are trafficked from South Asia every year and most of them from, via and to India.
• Child sex trafficking is one of the primary manifestations of commercial sexual exploitation of children in India, which exists on a large scale and in many forms.
Inspired by our founder Anita Roddick and her commitment and passion for justice, The Body Shop is proud to continue her fight against human trafficking, bringing awareness of this modern-day slave trade to world leaders and the global community.
Working alongside our global partner ECPAT, we’re launching a petition calling upon governments to give children greater protection against trafficking.
Please sign our petition. Your signature really can make a difference.
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(1) UNGIFT
(2) UNICEF 2007 |
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In India, our specific Call to Action is:
- Urgent Ratification of the UN Trafficking Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children;
- Integration of a compulsory module on trafficking in children within school curricula and teachers training programs;
- Strengthening of the special 24/7 nation-wide toll-free helpline so that it addresses adequately the needs of children victims of trafficking;
- Establishment of specific shelters for child victims of trafficking or existing shelters to be equipped to provide systematic adequate assistance and protection services, especially psychological counseling.
SIGN OUR PETITION. THEIR FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS! |
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