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Slavery takes many forms, it is usually thought of as a problem of the past, though slavery still affects many people. Innovations from the past and present work to end slavery and allow freedom for everyone.

(Image: A miner working in a Angolan village that has been linked to torture, forced displacement and forced labour (Olivier Polet, 2018) Retrieved from The Global Slavery Index, 2018)

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Slavery is happening mostly in countries with internal conflict and violence, with governments that don't contribute to the problem. Innovations such as The Slavery Abolition Act (1833), and the Walk Free Foundation (2012-Present) work to end slavery of all kinds, all over the world.

(Image: Protesters in Stockholm, Sweden, at a demonstration against slavery in Libya. (CNN, 2018))

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The Slavery Abolition Act abolished enslavement in British colonies, and freed nearly 800 thousand slaves across British colonies.

(Image: Act to Limit Slavery (The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2018))

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This foundation focuses on research and spreading awareness as well as establishing business and government connections to reduce slavery.

(Image: Visual Representation of modern slavery on a country by country basis. (The Global Slavery Index, 2018))

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The Slavery Abolition Act abolished slavery throughout many British colonies. The Walk Free Foundation has worked on helping Pakistan abolish slavery - the country with the highest amount of slave workers - as well as continuing to help many more countries.

(Image: Global consumers in products with high risk of involving slavery in their production chain. (The Global Slavery Index, 2018))

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Within our community, we can make a difference within slavery by spreading awareness of the problem and consuming goods with a high risk of slavery from sources that are more economically sustainable. We as a community need to make it clear that facilitating slavery is an unacceptable practice.

(Image: Slavery Auction (The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2018)

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Through community, government and business collaborations we can continue to make progress to putting an end to slavery.

(Image: Abstract Metal Chain symbolizing slavery (The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2018))

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Neubauer, Ian Lloyd (2014 January 27). “The Australian Tycoon Who Wants Pakistan to Free Its Slaves in Return for Coal”. Time. Retrieved from http://time.com/1788/the-australian-tycoon-who-wants-pakistan-to-free-its-slaves-in-return-for-coal/ (December 1, 2018)

“Slavery” (2017) United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved from: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/social-and-human-sciences/themes/international-migration/glossary/slavery/ (December 2, 2018)

Tutton, Mark (2018). "Modern slavery in developed countries more common than thought" CNN. Retrieved from: https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/19/world/global-slavery-index-2018/index.html (December 7, 2018)

“Walk Free Foundation Overview” (2017 September). Minderoo Foundation. Retrieved from: https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/minderoo.com.au-assets/content/uploads/2017/09/08153834/Walk-Free-Foundation-Overview_170907_FNL.pdf (December 2, 2018)