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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
Human Trafficking
"We choose to challenge injustice."
Everyone should have equal access to justice. But 570 million women around the world are subject to violence every year. These women and young girls...
March 05
Human Trafficking
Human Trafficking Wasn't Always a Crime
In this new year, American elected officials in Washington have begun the process of determining the U.S. federal budget for the next fiscal year. If...
February 18
Labor Trafficking
Indian States Mark ‘Bonded Labor Abolition Day’ on Law’s Anniversary
On February 9, several Indian states took remarkable steps to combat modern slavery, as they commemorated the anniversary of the country’s original...
February 12
Slavery
The Business of Trafficking Falls Apart When You Stay in the Fight
When I first started at International Justice Mission almost 15 years ago, there was very little consciousness or conversation that slavery still...
September 17
Police Abuse of Power
Kenya Launches Policy to Protect Kenyans from False Charges
Since August 2018, IJM has supported the Kenyan Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) as part of a task force set up to develop...
September 04
Slavery
Unsafe in Lockdown: Migrant Laborers, Already Vulnerable to Modern Slavery, Now Dangerously Exposed
“I wasn’t ready. There was no sign. We were doing our job in the morning, and then we were told to leave the factory later that afternoon. Our...
May 05
Slavery
IJM and Survivor Leaders Reaching Out on COVID-19 Spread
As the world races to stem the spread of COVID-19, IJM's team in Chennai has been working with local leaders in the Released Bonded Laborers’...
March 20
COVID-19 Update from IJM CEO, Gary Haugen
Friends,
I know you’re getting a lot of information about the COVID-19 pandemic today. I, too, am monitoring the latest news and feeling the...
March 16