International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Date: 2 Dec 1949
Updated: 30 Sep 2019

International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

This day recalls the date of the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA,GA), of the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others (resolution 317 (IV) of 2 December 1949. This was one of the early resolutions of the UN, adopted during the fourth session.

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01Education Scotland,"International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - 2 December",From : Education Scotland,[Online], Available at: www.educationscotland.gov.uk,[Accesssed on : 22 November 2013]
02UNODC,"International Day for the Abolition of Slavery",From : UNODC,[Online], Available at: www.unodc.org,[Accesssed on : 22 November 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011732

South African History Online (2011) 'International Day for the Abolition of Slavery', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011732 (Accessed: 27 July 2026).

South African History Online, International Day for the Abolition of Slavery [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011732, (accessed 27 July 2026).

"International Day for the Abolition of Slavery." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011732. Accessed 27 July 2026.

South African History Online. "International Day for the Abolition of Slavery." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011732.