,,iii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #fh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bg1
 #bjag ,mr4 ,corker 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,cardin7 submitted the following   
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,resolution  ,raising awareness of     
modern slavery4  ,whereas it is         
estimated that tens of millions of      
children1 women1 and men around the     
world are subjected to conditions of    
modern slavery2 ,whereas the            
,international ,labour ,organization    
estimates that modern slavery generates 
more than #aej1jjj1jjj1jjj in criminal  
profits each year2 ,whereas1 despite    
being outlawed in every nation1 modern  
slavery exists around the world1        
including in the ,united ,states2       
,whereas1 around the world1 #ee percent 
of forced labor victims are women or    
girls1 and nearly #a in #e victims of   
slavery is a child2 ,whereas global     
leadership continues to coalesce around 

real and coordinated actions to end     
modern slavery1 as exemplified in       
statements by senior officials such as  
,u4,k4 ,prime ,minister ,theresa ,may1  
who has stated1 ,britain is leading the 
way in pioneering international efforts 
to crack down on modern slavery--one of 
the great scourges of our               
world--wherever it is found42 ,whereas1 
on ,december #bc1 #bjaf1 the ,end       
,modern ,slavery ,initiative1 a         
bipartisan initiative1 was authorized to
 help establish a powerful effort in    
concert with the private sector and     
foreign governments to eliminate modern 
slavery and human trafficking around the
 globe2 and ,whereas1 each year1        
individuals around the world join       
together to call for an end to modern   
slavery by symbolically drawing a red ,x
 symbol on their hands to share the     
message of the ,,end ,,it movement3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 commends each individual 
who supported the ,,end ,,it movement on

 ,february #bc1 #bjag2  7#b7 notes the  
dedication of individuals1              
organizations1 and governments to end   
modern slavery2 and  7#c7 calls for     
concerted1 international action to bring
 an end to modern slavery around the    
world4