8 FEBRUARY 2020 ST. BAKHITA DAY
“No one can wash their hands without being, in some way, an accomplice to this crime against humanity,” – Pope Francis (February 2019)
TOGETHER IT IS POSSIBLE
TO BREAK THE CHAINS OF SLAVERY.
EACH YEAR, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE DECEIVED AND SOLD INTO SLAVERY AS FORCED LABOURERS, PROSTITUTES OR BEGGARS.
COATNET IS THE CHRISTIAN ORGANISATIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS.
TOGETHER, WE ARE WORKING TO
END HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
No-one knows the true scale of modern slavery. The International Labour Organisation estimates there are 24.9 million people in forced labour. Nearly one third of detected trafficked victims are children (UNODC 2016).
WHAT WE DO
PREVENTION & PROTECTION
We help people vulnerable to traffickers, with education, counselling, economic opportunities. We fight root causes like poverty and inequality
ADVOCACY
We push for policies on safe migration, anti-trafficking laws and their enforcement and decent working conditions
SUPPORT
We help survivors of trafficking start a new life and get access to justice
AWARENESS
We raise public awareness of human trafficking
NETWORKING
We co-ordinate assistance across borders, sharing information and best practice
HEAR THEIR STORIES
Read about people who have experienced different types of trafficking and exploitation.
