Lara Dutta joins hands with MTV to battle human trafficking
Mumbai, Sep 21 (UNI) Bollywood actress Lara Dutta along with other international artists have joined the MTV EXIT campaign to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking.
A documentary 'SOLD', an MTV EXIT special, produced in English and Hindi will be telecast tomorrow on MTV. It has been produced in partnership with USAID, The United States Agency for International Development. The documentary gives an insight into the realities of trafficking, addresses the part that everyone plays in the issue, and provides information on how individuals can protect themselves against trafficking, as well as what everyone can do to help to end exploitation and trafficking.
Speaking to reporters here Lara Dutta, who is MTV EXIT South Asia's Ambassador for the campaign said, ''I am glad that I can use my status as an actress in the Indian Film Industry, an industry for which India is crazy about, to create awareness about another underground industry-human trafficking, which is becoming alarmingly bigger and more nefarious day-by-day.
''I
am
especially
proud
of
'SOLD',
which
is
a
true
eye-opener
and
hope
that
we
will
spread
the
message
to
help
anyone
and
everyone
fight
against
the
pervasiveness
of
human
being
trafficking
for
manual
labour,
domestic
labour
and
prostitution,''
the
gorgeous
lady
added.
MTV
India
General
Manager
and
Creative
and
Content
Vice
President
Ashish
Patil
said,
''Each
one
of
us
is
a
key
link
in
the
human
trafficking
chain.
The
first
step
in
breaking
that
chain
is
creating
awareness
among
the
masses.
The
MTV
Exit
campaign
hopes
to
do
just
that
in
signature
MTV
style,
by
speaking
a
language
that
the
youth
connect
with
and
through
some
compelling
stories,
properly
conveyed,
the
message
can
be
driven
to
the
homes
of
many.''
UNI