Im plowing through the 430 plus page Trafficking In Persons report which was released today in the United States. In its fourteenth year of publishing it reports on what almost every government in the world is doing - or not doing - to combat human trafficking. I was struck by the opening statement... In the 14 years the United States has produced the Trafficking in Persons Report, the world has made tremendous progress in the fight against human trafficking. There is no government, however, that has done a perfect job responding to this crime. In the years ahead, it seems unlikely that any government will reach perfection. I spoke back at the screen and said to myself... New Zealand could be the country... New Zealand could do it. I really believe that to be true. It might take many years to achieve but if we believe in a Slave Free NZ then we can be the first nation in the world to be truly slave free. What do you say John Key? You are in the United States right now, and whilst you sat in your video interviews with Secretary of State, John Kerry and President Barack Obama with little opportunity to really speak (I know because I watched them this morning), perhaps this is an issue you could bring a voice to, like Obama and Kerry. I invite New Zealand to make a stand against slavery and declare that by 2040 this country will be completely slave free. Peter Mihaere CEO Stand Against Slavery #standagainstslavery #slavefreenz #slavefreeby2040
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 02:34:29 +0000