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Google Donates $11.5 Million to Fight Slavery, Human Trafficking

December 17, 2011 (1 min read)

"An astounding 27 million men, women, and children are currently held in slavery around the world, but the fight to eradicate the practice got a big boost Wednesday when Google announced that it's giving $11.5 million to help several leading organizations combat modern day slavery.  The money will go toward the creation of a coalition between various advocacy groups, led by International Justice Mission (IJM), a group that works around the world to rescue people from forced labor and sexual exploitation. IJM will partner with other groups like Polaris Project, Slavery Footprint, and others for a multi-year project, beginning in 2012.  Funds will be used to improve the infrastructure and resources that enforce anti-slavery legislation overseas, promote awareness of the problem domestically, and help push for laws against it in other countries." - PC Magazine, Dec. 14, 2011.