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| Modern-day slavery: a global forum | Modern-day slavery: a global forum |
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| The Guardian is committed to promoting social justice around the world, and to using its journalism and its platforms to expose and oppose oppression wherever it exists. There can be few more striking examples of oppression than the phenomenon of modern-day slavery. | The Guardian is committed to promoting social justice around the world, and to using its journalism and its platforms to expose and oppose oppression wherever it exists. There can be few more striking examples of oppression than the phenomenon of modern-day slavery. |
| Over a century after it was legally abolished in the US and the UK, slavery continues to flourish across the globe. The International Labour Organisation estimates that 20.9 million people are trapped in some form of forced labour, an industry which generates more than US$44 billion a year for those who profit from it. Slavery and human trafficking is estimated to be the third largest criminal industry in the world, outflanked only by arms and drug dealing. | Over a century after it was legally abolished in the US and the UK, slavery continues to flourish across the globe. The International Labour Organisation estimates that 20.9 million people are trapped in some form of forced labour, an industry which generates more than US$44 billion a year for those who profit from it. Slavery and human trafficking is estimated to be the third largest criminal industry in the world, outflanked only by arms and drug dealing. |
| In one way or another it is a crime that reaches into every community in every country in the world: from the products we buy to the people with whom we share our towns and cities; in the global north as well as the global south. | In one way or another it is a crime that reaches into every community in every country in the world: from the products we buy to the people with whom we share our towns and cities; in the global north as well as the global south. |
| We are pleased to announce that over the next twelve months, the Guardian, in partnership with Humanity United, a US-based foundation dedicated to building peace and advancing freedom, will shine a light on the phenomenon of modern-day slavery. | We are pleased to announce that over the next twelve months, the Guardian, in partnership with Humanity United, a US-based foundation dedicated to building peace and advancing freedom, will shine a light on the phenomenon of modern-day slavery. |
| Our intention is to create a global forum that investigates both the root causes and potential solutions to modern slavery, elevates global public dialogue, builds alliances on the front lines, and spurs the public, policymakers and corporate leaders to action. | Our intention is to create a global forum that investigates both the root causes and potential solutions to modern slavery, elevates global public dialogue, builds alliances on the front lines, and spurs the public, policymakers and corporate leaders to action. |
| We'll be focusing on key debates, ranging from the role of markets in sustaining modern day slavery to the failure of states and justice systems in both the developed and developing worlds to tackle the issue effectively. Worldwide, thousands of organisations are engaged in the fight to stop modern-day slavery and we will highlight the work they do and try to discover what needs to be done to make that fight more successful. We hope to achieve this through a blend of comment, analysis, online discussions and offline events, | We'll be focusing on key debates, ranging from the role of markets in sustaining modern day slavery to the failure of states and justice systems in both the developed and developing worlds to tackle the issue effectively. Worldwide, thousands of organisations are engaged in the fight to stop modern-day slavery and we will highlight the work they do and try to discover what needs to be done to make that fight more successful. We hope to achieve this through a blend of comment, analysis, online discussions and offline events, |
| This project is a partnership with Humanity United. All our journalism remains independent of sponsorship and follows GNM's published editorial code. Any content produced by, or in partnership with our funding partners, will be clearly labeled. | This project is a partnership with Humanity United. All our journalism remains independent of sponsorship and follows GNM's published editorial code. Any content produced by, or in partnership with our funding partners, will be clearly labeled. |
| The Guardian is committed to open journalism, recognising that the best understanding of the world is achieved when we collaborate, share knowledge, encourage debate, welcome challenge and harness the expertise of specialists and their communities. This approach will be particularly valuable in dealing with modern-day slavery, which is a complex issue, touching the lives of millions of people in countless communities from the richest cities to the poorest villages in the world. | The Guardian is committed to open journalism, recognising that the best understanding of the world is achieved when we collaborate, share knowledge, encourage debate, welcome challenge and harness the expertise of specialists and their communities. This approach will be particularly valuable in dealing with modern-day slavery, which is a complex issue, touching the lives of millions of people in countless communities from the richest cities to the poorest villages in the world. |
| We therefore hope that our readers will engage with this project, to discuss the role that slavery plays in today's world, and by doing so, help to bring it to an end. | We therefore hope that our readers will engage with this project, to discuss the role that slavery plays in today's world, and by doing so, help to bring it to an end. |
| Jo Confino is executive editor of the Guardian | Jo Confino is executive editor of the Guardian |
| To read more about sponsorship and editorial independence at the Guardian, see managing editor Elisabeth Ribbans' Comment is free blogpost. | To read more about sponsorship and editorial independence at the Guardian, see managing editor Elisabeth Ribbans' Comment is free blogpost. |
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