Labor Trafficking
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Labor Trafficking
A Restored Survivor Opens a Jewelry Shop to Support Her Family's Income
Soniya’s story reminds us of the deep devastation bonded labor can bring—but also of the resilience of the human spirit that slavery can never take...
October 01
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Labor Trafficking
Revisiting Worksites Shows Criminal Deterrence in Action
Revisiting the shuttered gates at the lumber yard was part of a recent exercise by IJM to gauge how criminals have been deterred by government law...
September 20
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Labor Trafficking
33 Freed from Rajasthan Brick Kiln, Including Children Forced to Work
IJM’s partner Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JVSS) helped authorities in western India liberate 33 people from exploitation at a brick kiln—ending...
August 09
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Labor Trafficking
Fourteen Children and Teens Freed from Abusive Plastics Factory
An IJM partner helped authorities free 14 trafficking survivors from a plastics factory where they had been forced to work for the last eight months.
July 22
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Labor Trafficking
IJM Partner Helps Rescue 40 People from Bondage at a Road Construction Site
IJM’s casework partner Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) supported the local government in rescuing 40 people—including 11 children—who...
July 19
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Labor Trafficking
Sustained Restoration: Kasthuri, Venkatesh and Shakthivel Thriving in Freedom
As we combat violence around the world, IJM’s global aftercare teams are committed to helping survivors overcome their trauma and begin flourishing...
July 01
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Labor Trafficking
Three Boys Free in Ghana: “I Do Not Want to Go Back There”
The Ghana police and Department of Social Welfare joined IJM on June 20th to carry out an operation to bring three boys identified as trafficking...
June 20
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Labor Trafficking
Family Freed from Five Years of Bondage at a Poultry & Goat Farm
On June 18, IJM’s casework partner SHED India helped local officials rescue four people from a farm where they had been enslaved for the last five...
June 18
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Labor Trafficking
Boy and His Family Find Freedom Amid Pandemic’s Child Labor Spike
Today, a small family in southern India is free from bonded labor thanks to the diligent work of local law enforcement and an IJM goodwill partner in...
June 16