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Slavery
Urgent Rescue of 360 People Sparks Mass Exodus from Brick Kilns
This week, IJM helped Indian law enforcement rescue 360 people from bonded labor at a notoriously brutal brick kiln—which then led to the release of...
May 22
Slavery
Rescue at Sea: Five Fishermen Free
Five fishermen are now free from forced labor and human trafficking after being rescued by Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) with...
March 26
Slavery
Cambodian Girls Trafficked to Work as Maids in Malaysia See Recruiters Sentenced
Last week, IJM staff in Cambodia attended a hearing on the sentencing of four convicted traffickers who recruited two girls, ages 12 and 16 to work...
March 26
Slavery
Freed from Fear: Rescue Operation at Three Eucalyptus Farms
Last week, IJM joined the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) and local authorities on a rescue operation to free 50 people from bonded...
March 19
Labor Trafficking
Four Boys Rescued, Four Suspects Arrested in Ghana
Last week, four boys ages 11, 13, 15 and 16, were rescued by IJM and our partners from the fishing industry on Lake Volta.d
March 04
Sex Trafficking
IJM Supports Authorities on an Inter-State Sex Trafficking Rescue Operation
On February 22, IJM supported police from two states as they worked together to rescue two minor girls from a cross-country sex trafficking ring.
March 03
Labor Trafficking
Ruling Overturned in Thailand to Restrain Man Who Abused Crew Member
A Burmese crew supervisor on a fishing vessel was sentenced to serve two years imprisonment after the Court of Appeal upheld his conviction and...
February 18
Labor Trafficking
Change is Happening: Officials Free 204 in a Single Day
Last week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing 204 children, women and men from two massive brick kilns near Bangalore.
February 18
Slavery
Freedom for Boy Forced to Fish While Sick
In late January, IJM and partners worked diligently to rescue three young boys ages 9, 10, and 12. The children spent around seven months to two...
February 09