(WETM) Thursday is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. In 2013, the UN adopted a resolution designating July 30 as the day, declaring that it was necessary to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights.”
According to a report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in December 2016, women and girls comprise 71% of human trafficking victims. According to the International Labour Organization, around 21 million people are victims of forced labor globally, and of these, a significant number are also trafficking victims.