UN chief calls for joint efforts to eradicate contemporary forms of slavery

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon appealed Tuesday for united efforts of governments, civil society and the private sector to root out all contemporary forms of slavery, including forced labor.

"Each day, women are trafficked, sold and locked in brothels. Every day, young girls are forcibly married, sexually abused or exploited as domestic workers," said Ban in his message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which is observed on Dec. 2 annually.