Cynthia Mathew gives a presentation on human trafficking at a local Conference of Religious India meeting (Courtesy of Conference of Religious India Buxar, in Bihar, India) In 2011 our General Congregational theme "Called to bring hope" urged us to seek new ways to respond to modern forms of oppression, such as human trafficking.Ĭongregation of Jesus Sr. Where there is movement, poverty and vulnerability, there are the traffickers and there are also members of the Congregatio Jesu, working to protect and rehabilitate the victims, and prevent this heinous crime. reports that traffickers in armed conflict situations operate with special impunity. The International Labor Organization or ILO estimates that there are 40.3 million victims in modern slavery globally the U.N. Trafficking in human persons has become the most lucrative business in our world today, the third largest international crime industry (behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking).Īlthough slavery is commonly thought to be a thing of the past, human traffickers generate hundreds of billions of dollars in profits by trapping millions of people in terrible situations around the world.
She is now serving as a nongovernmental (NGO) representative to the United Nations for her congregation. She practiced law in the Patna High Court, working for juvenile delinquents and victims of rape and domestic violence. A social worker and lawyer, she worked with the Dalit people, prisoners, women, and human trafficking victims. What is your congregation doing to eliminate this new form of slavery in today's world?Ĭynthia Mathew belongs to the Congregation of Jesus from India. Trafficking in human persons has become the most lucrative business in our world today. They wrote in response to the following question: These sisters and their congregations are educating villages, governments, and even the United Nations about trafficking and its impacts, and they are doing something about it themselves. This month's panelists discuss human trafficking, its causes and its cures.
these are just a few of the ways sisters are fighting what one panelist calls the "scourge of trafficking."
Josephine Bakhita. Education … job programs … microloans … advocacy … legal aid … counseling. 8 anti-human-trafficking day and honoring St.
We'll select responses to include in our observance of Feb. Nwaonuma)Įditor's note: How are you and/or your community helping in the fight against human trafficking? Please respond in 250 words or less to by Monday, Feb. Enlightenment sessions, which educate young people and the general public about human trafficking, are part of the awareness campaign of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Benin City, Nigeria.
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