I know that this is not travel related, but I think still relevant
I just returned from an International women’s day event in Mississauga where I had the privilege to hear Victor Malarek (Author of “The Natasha”) Speak. And with March 25th 2007 the 200th anniversary of the 1807 Abolition of the Slave Trade Act I thought that it would be prudent to touch on the fact that the slave trade today is still alive and well.
The impact of migrant trafficking on Canada is estimated at between $120 million to $400 million per year and accounts for approximately 8,000 to 16,000 people arriving in Canada per year illegally. ("Organized Crime Impact Study," Solicitor General of Canada)
So please, take a moment, reflect, and the next time you look down on an Asian or Eastern European girl working the streets, in a strip bar, as an escort, or in a sweat shop, think to yourself, “how do you think that this girl could afford the plane ticket and documents to come to Canada” and if she could afford it, do you really think that this would be her chosen profession.
Open your heat to these people and remember that they to are human beings and should not be discarded as beneath you as no one deserves to be a slave, not 200 years ago, and certainly not today.
For More information on Human Trafficking Please Visit
http://www.stopthetraffik.org
http://www.catwinternational.org
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