Labor Trafficking
Slavery
Enslaved to Harvest Silk Thread - Now Free
Last week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing six adult laborers and a 4-year-old boy from years of bonded labor slavery, where they faced...
October 09
Labor Trafficking
44 Children and 32 Adults Freed from Jewelry Factory Slavery
This month, local officials freed 76 victims of human trafficking—including boys as young as 10—from a group of jewelry factories profiting off...
September 20
Slavery
Judge Overturns Acquittal to Find Slave Owner Guilty
CHENNAI, INDIA – The Madras High Court took a strong stance for survivors of bonded labor slavery this month by overturning a lower-court ruling to...
August 30
Slavery
IJM Staff’s Son Spots Slavery in His Water Supply
When one 9-year-old boy saw a group of other kids being forced to work at a water treatment facility near his home, he knew exactly who to tell: His...
June 26
Human Trafficking
Third Grant from Walmart to Combat Trafficking in Thailand
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, BANGKOK, THAILAND — International Justice Mission (IJM), the world’s largest international anti-slavery organization, has...
June 10
Slavery
Trafficking Conviction Brings Justice, Thai-Cambodian Border
On May 7, 2019, a Thai judge found a Cambodian national guilty of trafficking five Cambodian victims into forced labor in Thailand’s fishing...
May 22
Labor Trafficking
Justice for Burmese Victims as Traffickers Plead Guilty
BANGKOK, THAILAND—On April 23, 2019, a Bangkok criminal court sentenced two Burmese traffickers to 18 years in prison. The verdict came just two...
May 08
Labor Trafficking
Local Partners Rescue 29 from Bonded Labor Slavery
Our mission to protect the poor from slavery and violence took great steps forward over the weekend, with two rescue operations led by IJM partners...
April 30
Slavery
Violence and Confinement Common in Anti-Slavery Cases
More than 150 children, women and men are now free from bonded labor slavery already this year, thanks to the tireless collaboration of IJM staff in...
April 17