Large Companies are now getting
involved and trying to help stop human trafficking. Businesses are now applying
self-regulatory standards in an effort to stop the trafficking of people. On
Friday, there was a luncheon co-organized by End Human Trafficking Now and The
United Nations on Drugs and Crime. The luncheon was called “Ending Human
Trafficking is Smart Business”. Google
and Exxon were some of the companies to share best practices and ways to stop
human trafficking. The goals were to stop human trafficking, share good
practices, and lessons that were learnt. One person said that with the economic
depression, the problem is fueled even more. Businesses who operate under
strict ethical rules are more stable and safer than those who do not. End Human
Trafficking Now is pushing for the adoption of the Athens Ethical Principles.
I thought this article was very
informative. It is shedding light on the large corporations that are fighting
to end human trafficking. Some business can be very unethical and force human
labor. It leads to human trafficking. Especially with the finical crisis, it can be easy for businesses to be tempted to
traffic humans. Human trafficking is a
crime and should not be tolerated. It is good that End Human Trafficking and The
United Nations on Drugs and Crime hosted this luncheon and that large corporations
are getting involved in the issue. It helps bring awareness to this ethical
issue. No human should be forced to work for a company.
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