[Md-sligo] very inportent

[sharon Kim]

We are not saying the bill is not important. We are saying, that 
it does not belong on this list.

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "mr. Chikodinaka Nickarandidum Oguledo via 
MD-Sligo"<md-sligo at nfbnet.org
To: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com
Date sent: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 21:28:22 -0400
Subject: Re: [Md-sligo] very inportent

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
 doesn't belong here.

 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]



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