Joint Declaration of the Union of Superiors General and Caritas

In November 2007 the Union of Superiors General and Caritas issued a joint condemnation of the trafficking in humans as one of the worst violations of human rights and promised to work together to defeat it. The Unions of Superiors General (USG/UISG) represent more than a million religious men and women worldwide and Caritas Internationalis is one of the largest aid networks with 162 members.

An alliance between religious congregations and Caritas organisations committed themselves to strengthen advocacy work in favour of trafficked persons and broaden the range of resources for people engaged at the practical level in helping them. The alliance will work for the benefit of the victims of trafficking by improving the channels of prevention and assistance accessible to them.