Mother's day is Sunday, May 8th. A day when we celebrate the wonder of a woman's capacity to create life and to love it to distinction. And in that spirit of celebrating love and life and all things feminine, let us remember, that around the world, woman and girls are trapped in the horror of sex-trafficking and slave labor. So on this Mother's day why not send Mom a card telling her that you love her times infinity and that you have donated on her behalf to a cause you knew she would love, like helping International Justice Mission in stopping the sexual exploitation and forced labor of women and girls, and My Refuge House in restoring the lives of girls who have been trafficked into the illegal sex trade.
This mother was freed from slavery in a South Asian rock quarry by International Justice Mission.
And if Mom likes beautiful hand-made local jewelry, hairbands, hair clips and more, you can buy them at our lovely friend Rebekah's Etsy store called Beetlebutton. All proceeds go to stop human trafficking!
One of Rebekah's hairclips. All her creations are one-of-a-kind, made from vintage and recycled materials.
From all of us at COH. Thank you for being a voice for the voiceless! Happy Mother's day!
People ask us at Conspiracy Of Hope how they can know whether the goods they consume are free from slave labor. Here are a few web resources to mollify those concerns.
One great resource that grades corporations with respect to their human rights practices is called Free To Work . Free To Work is a joint operation of Not For Sale Campaign and International Labor Rights Forum.
Another organization called Rugmark International has a site called GoodWeave that is a certification program that works to eradicate child slave labor from the carpet industry.
Of course coffee drinkers of any discriminating taste have encountered the Fair Trade name and logo. Their certification process involves many consumables, most of whose industries are known for the most egregious forms of slave labor.
Another organization that is proactively seeking to eradicate slave labor is called SLAVEFREE. Their site has an easy and inventive way for the average person to easily let their voice be heard by the world's corporations, a grassroots photo petition demanding those companies be slave labor free.
If you'd like to post a comment with any other resources that offer assurances to consumers about the products they buy we'd welcome the help.
This mother was freed from slavery in a South Asian rock quarry by International Justice Mission.
One of Rebekah's hairclips. All her creations are one-of-a-kind, made from vintage and recycled materials.
