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December 2·Every year

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Marks the 1949 UN convention against trafficking. About 50 million people remain in modern slavery — forced labor, forced marriage, debt bondage. The number rose between 2016 and 2021.

Category: Awareness
Observed in: Switzerlandofficial

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Notable · 2016

Thirty-six people died when a fire broke out at an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, the deadliest U.S. building fire since 2003.