18 Why celebrities are sharing posts about 'slave auctions'

Illegal immigrants from Africa, lined up on the way to a detention centre in Libya
Link:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/42167249/why-celebrities-are-sharing-posts-about-slave-auctions


It's after CNN released footage earlier this month in which sub-Saharan asylum seekers are seen being auctioned off as farm workers.The United Nations says it is "stepping up its work" to stop the slave trade happening.Thousands of people have signed a petition asking the UK government to take action too.
In my opinion, this shows the one of the many perks of social media, things can become a global sensation within seconds which is necessary for cases like this as it is highly moral. The social media outrage and discontent with the situation means that organisations like the UN and etc have to work faster and better to resolve the situation. 
Quotes- "Clara Amfo, Stefflon Don and Giggs are among those supporting a march to the Libyan Embassy in London on 9 December."
Last week more than 150 migrants returned to the Ivory Coast, like 22-year-old Jerome, who was on his way to France.
"The people who act as human traffickers said they could take us to Europe. When we met with them, it was a false promise.
"They said they would take us to a place to rest, but when we arrived there, we realised we had been sold to a Libyan rebel chief," he told BBC World Service."



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