27,000,000

Twenty-seven million? 27,000,000 what? That's almost the population of Canada.

It is estimated that 27 million people are in modern-day slavery across the world. Most of us probably go through our day without giving the reality of slavery a thought. It's a global multi-million dollar industry. Human trafficking is the third largest source of money for organised crime, behind drugs and arms.

You might ask what can I do? Check out the resources in my links at the left-hand side (a newly created list - 'the scourge of our world'). Or click the above picture which will take you to one of these sites. Contact your MP; pray; let your friends and family know.

These people need our help and our attention. We can remain silent no longer.