International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

The International Day for the Abolition of Slavery , December 2nd , marks the date of the adoption, by the United Nations General Assembly , of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others ( resolution 317(IV) of 2 December 1949). The focus of this day is on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery , such as trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation , the worst forms of child labour , forced marriage , and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict.