Hon Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that 2 December marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery;
2) recalls that this resolution was adopted by the General Assembly as the United Nations Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of Others (resolution 317 (IV) of 2 December 1949);
3) further recalls that in 2007 it was estimated that approximately 800 000 persons are trafficked across the world's country borders each year;
4) believes that with our united efforts we can do more to prevent human trafficking, which can be regarded as today's modern slavery; and
5) calls upon Government to tighten up legislation so as to effectively prosecute activities that may constitute human trafficking, as well as civil society to engage in campaigns that will expose these inhumane activities.
Agreed to.