350 Mumbaikars take part in global "Walk for Freedom"

Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Nearly 350 people from differentwalks of life today took part in a silent march here tohighlight the issue modern-day slavery....
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Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Nearly 350 people from differentwalks of life today took part in a silent march here tohighlight the issue modern-day slavery.

The event, "Walk for Freedom", was organised by A21,an international association of like-minded activists thatcampaigns for abolition of human trafficking and slavery.

Nearly 350 citizens from different spheres of lifewalked for 3 kms along Carter Road in suburban Bandra, dressedin black with bandanas across their lips signifying solidaritywith slaves across the world who are voiceless.

"The Mumbai edition of the Walk for Freedom was oneamong 400 such walks conducted in cities spread across 50countries today. This is the first time that India hasparticipated in the global Walk for Freedom movement," said astatement issued by the non-profit organisation.

The stage for the Walk for Freedom was set by BijuThampy, founder of the movement, who addressed the gathering.

"The Global Slavery Index says there are over 4 crorepeople in the world bound in slavery. This means that thereare more slaves alive today than ever before in history.

"The Index adds that 18 million of these slaves are inIndia bound by bonded labour, forced marriage, forced domesticwork, commercial sexual exploitation and forced beggary," thestatement quoted Thampy as saying.

Participants of the walk included over a 100 studentsfrom educational institutes such as St Andrew's College andRizwi College, NGOs like Vision Rescue and InternationalJustice Mission, and an assortment of individuals fromcorporates, religious organisations and colleges. PTI APMRSY.

This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.

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