The following is copied from an email my wife received from World Hope International, an organization that has been in the forefront of addressing this issue for many years. I include it to highlight the issue. I am wearing blue today too.
Human Trafficking Awareness Day – 1/11/11
Support & Celebrate Freedom – WEAR BLUE
By the end of 2011:
- 27 million people will be classified as enslaved*
- 1.2 million children will be sold into slavery**