International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated every year on 2 December.

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated every year on 2 December.

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Category : Important Days Published on: December 04 2023

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is celebrated every year on 2 December.
The purpose of celebrating this day is to make meaningful efforts to completely eliminate the prevailing forms of modern slavery from all over the world, including human trafficking, sexual exploitation, child labour, forced marriage, child marriage and forced recruitment of children into the army during armed conflict, etc. To do.
According to the International Labor Organization's 2022 report, more than 40 million people worldwide are victims of modern slavery.
According to the 2011 census, more than 43 lakh children have been found doing child labor in India.
The United Nations General Assembly had announced to celebrate this day in the year 1985.
This day was celebrated for the first time in the year 1986.

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