The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the International Union of Superiors General has the 8. established in February as annual day of prayer and awareness against human trafficking. Of the 8. February is the feast of St.. Josephine Bakhita, abducted as a child and sold as a slave in Sudan and Italy. 1888 or 1889 were Bakhita served as nanny to its owner and his daughter in the care of Canossianerinnen given in Venice. This has brought them from their fate and liberated Josephine. She decided then, to remain with the Canossian, became a nun and devoted her life to follow others on the fate of the slaves to call attention. It was in the year 2000 declared a saint.
As many members of the Salvatorian Family committed to combating human trafficking and forms of modern slavery worldwide, has the General Committee of Lay Salvatorians decided, Support for this idea and declare the day a common day of prayer. All units are invited, on this day to raise awareness of a common prayer to the forms of modern slavery and to also call other people aware.