India
Labor Trafficking
Survivor Leaders Start Handicrafts Business
KARNATAKA, INDIA – Multi-colored silk thread earrings, oxidized silver and rhinestone studded earrings, stylish printed laptop sleeves and delicate...
June 18
Labor Trafficking
Ranjita's Story
When Ranjita was 12, her family was forced to migrate for work after a drought devastated their community. She and her two sisters traveled with...
May 29
Violence Against Women & Children
International Conference Tackles Global Trends in Crimes Against Women
TAMIL NADU, INDIA — For the first time in Tamil Nadu, IJM and the State Commission for Women (TNSCW) jointly organized an international conference on...
April 02
Labor Trafficking
Bhavani’s Story
Bhavani experienced incredible violence and abuse when she, her husband Kumar and two young sons were tricked into modern slavery. It started when...
January 11
Labor Trafficking
Survivor Network Helps Government Rescue One Family from Agricultural Farm
In response to a petition submitted by survivor leaders, local government officials rescued a family of six on August 8, 2023. The parents and four...
October 20
Sex Trafficking
Court Sentences Five Sex Traffickers to Life Imprisonment
In May 2023, a Kolkata Court in India announced a groundbreaking judgment, sentencing five accused individuals to life imprisonment and imposing...
October 20
Labor Trafficking
An Herb Garden Initiative is Empowering Survivors of Bonded Labor
In an effort to protect survivors of bonded labor from further exploitation, the government in Tamil Nadu, India, established an herb garden for...
August 02
Labor Trafficking
Young Sisters Courageously Fled Abusive Worksite - Now Reunited with their Parents
Two sisters aged 8 and 10 fled from a duck farm and bravely journeyed on foot to find their way home to their parents—who were about 400km away....
August 02
Labor Trafficking
Trafficking Survivors Meet Indian President
Five bonded labor survivors from two southern Indian states got the prestigious opportunity to meet the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
August 02