Celebrate International Day for Tolerance
November 16th is the International Day for Tolerance. Celebrate by sharing the importance of having tolerance when dealing with human rights issues such as modern day slavery.
Austrian Foreign Ministry Human Trafficking Task Force
http://www.austria.org/human-traffickingThe Austrian Task Force on Combating Human Trafficking is in charge of the National Action Plans on combating human trafficking and of supervising the implementation of these National Action Plans. The Task Force regularly prepares reports on the implementation of Austria’s measures against trafficking in human beings and develops an exhibition for schools called "Human Trafficking - Slavery of the 21st Century" which is also presented at public events.
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- Austria
- Active In: Austria
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making
- Forms of Slavery:
- Sex Trafficking, Forced Labor
- Tel: +43 (0) 501150
- Email: abtiv4@bmeia.gv.at
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