15,000 people live in slavery in Australia , according to data kept by the non-profit organization Anti-Slavery Australia. Among them are victims of sexual Bosnia and Herzegovina Phone Number List slavery, trafficking for cheap labor or people who are trapped in forced marriages.
In order to raise awareness about this reality that unfortunately continues to affect many people, the organization has launched , a store that seeks to attract attention to end slavery. The more than 70 products that are sold in it, and whose proceeds will be translated into donations for Anti-Slavery Australia, are designed to represent the victims , according to .
In each one of them the name and the story of one of them appears, such as “Elliot, made to sleep in a space so small that he could not lie down”, “Osman, forced to work long hours under the threat of Usa B2B List having his visa “, or” Sajida, escaped after years as a domestic worker. ” The store is located at 205 Oxford Street, Sydney.
The numbers are staggering: Four out of five cases of modern slavery go unnoticed , which means that many are living this sad reality without support, the organization notes.
The campaign is signed by the Cocogun agency in collaboration with the experienced specialists The Glue Society , with Candid Communications leading the public relations strategy.
“It’s easy to think that this kind of thing doesn’t happen here, but it does happen. It was important to us that this initiative honored the individual stories of survivors and demonstrated the need for greater awareness and, ultimately, more action, “says Alice Cogin, director of The Glue Society, and collects the medium.
