[Md-sligo] very inportent

[David Andrews]

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David Andrews, List Owner

At 01:16 PM 9/15/2016, mr. Chikodinaka Nickarandidum Oguledo via 
MD-Sligo wrote:
>Please Cosponsor the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking
>and Slavery Act of 2015, H.R. 3226.
>Dear [Representative],
>*
>Personalize your message
>As a supporter of Catholics Confront Global Poverty, an initiative of
>Catholic Relief Services and the United States Conference of Catholic
>Bishops, I urge you to cosponsor and support the passage of the
>Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of
>2015, H.R. 3226.
>
>This legislation would require companies to make information about
>their products' supply chains public to ensure their products are not
>the result of child and forced labor, slavery and human trafficking.
>The Catholic Church is committed to defending human life and dignity.
>The proposed legislation, if enacted, would play an important and
>critical role in enhancing respect for human dignity by fighting
>conditions that allow human trafficking to exist in our world today.
>
>Thanks to growing awareness, education and outreach, human trafficking
>is no longer a hidden crime committed overseas. Today, more companies
>are aware of the possible existence of modern-day slavery in their
>global operations and supply chains. The principle that companies have
>a responsibility to respect human rights and address issues like
>exploitative supply chains is rooted in moral law and has gained
>unprecedented acceptance over the past decade.
>
>Pope Francis has eloquently described the concerns involved in this
>important area of the law. In his annual message for the celebration
>of the World Day of Peace, he observed:
>
>"Businesses have a duty to ensure dignified working conditions and
>adequate salaries for their employees, but they must also be vigilant
>that forms of subjugation or human trafficking do not find their way
>into the distribution chain. Together with the social responsibility
>of businesses, there is also the social responsibility of consumers.
>Every person ought to have the awareness that 'purchasing is always a
>moral-- and not simply an economic--act.'"
>
>In solidarity with our Holy Father's call to action, the United States
>Conference of Catholic Bishops and Catholic Relief Services continue
>to fight human trafficking both abroad and within the United States.
>For more than a decade, USCCB has been a national leader in the fight
>against sex and labor trafficking. USCCB and its partners have
>provided intensive case management services to victims of human
>trafficking, assisting more than 2,232 survivors and more than 500 of
>their family members. In addition, CRS has implemented more than 100
>programs in more than 35 countries to reduce human trafficking and,
>through public-private initiatives, has recently engaged the corporate
>sector to help eradicate the worst forms of slave labor.
>
>I believe that we can fight human trafficking--and this legislation
>plays an important role in achieving that goal. As your constituent, I
>urge you to cosponsor and support this bill to help ensure that
>products are not the result of child and forced labor, slavery and
>human trafficking.
>
>Thank you for your consideration of this urgent issue.
>Sincerely,
>[Your Name]