In a first of its kind collaboration, leaders of the Christian and Muslim faiths are banding together to take a stand against slavery.

The new Global Freedom Network has the support of Pope Francis & the Vatican, the Church of England and al-Azhar, the Cairo based center of Sunni Muslim learning.  It’s the first time the leaders of all three major religious groups have worked together with a single goal.

The GFN says that over 30 million people around the world are trapped in slavery and Pope Francis said it was a “crime against humanity.”

The group has vowed to make sure no organization under its control has tied to slavery-related business or groups and they will press governments to work to eradicate slavery within their borders.

“We are struggling against evil in secret places and in deeply entrenched networks of malice and cruelty,” said Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

The Global Freedom Network will be coordinated by Australian based anti-trafficking charity Walk Free Foundation.