480 People Were Trafficked While You Were At Work Today

by Amanda Kloer · 2009-04-22 14:17:00 UTC
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If you worked from 9 to 5 today, then 480 people were trafficked into slavery while you were at work.  This is the message central to the winning awareness poster in Stop the Traffick's recent poster contest.  Here's the winning poster:

And here are some of the honorable mentions:

 You can print out .pdfs of these posters for free to use in any awareness campaign here.  So print some out and bring a few copies to your workplace.  It's a great way to start a conversation with co-workers.

Amanda Kloer is a Change.org Editor and has been a full-time abolitionist in several capacities for seven years. Follow her on Twitter @endhumantraffic
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