[Md-sligo] very inportent

[mr. Chikodinaka Nickarandidum Oguledo]

this bill needs to be past! menny blind people ho are human
trafficking allover the land & it needs 2stop! pleas pass this bill

On 9/15/16, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
> This message is off topic.  While this issue may be important, it
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> David Andrews, List Owner
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> 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]
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