Slavery

CHENNAI, INDIA - Three years ago, Kutty was a slave. Today, he is an elected government official, empowered to lead his community.

CHENNAI, INDIA - Today three rice mill owners who ran their businesses using slave labour were convicted of criminal charges.

CHENNAI, INDIA - Late last week, government officials rescued families from neighbouring rice mills, where they had been forced to work as slaves for over a decade.

This year, the CNN Freedom Project is joining the fight to end modern-day slavery and shine a spotlight on the horrors of this issue, amplify the voices of the victims, highlight success stories an

Earlier this month, 67 labourers and family members boarded a train heading for Orissa.  After months of bondage, they were free and returning home.

CHENNAI, India - Today, 514 children, women and men are living in freedom after being rescued from a brick kiln in IJM's largest anti-slavery operation ever.

BANGALORE, INDIA - A two-day medical camp to provide critical services to former slaves freed through IJM-supported rescue operations

The close of last week brought freedom to dozens of forced labour slaves as a result of operations conducted by IJM Field Offices in Bangalore and Chennai, India.

"I never thought I would be able to leave the mill and then, suddenly, my family and I were free. ... All at once I could hope."

Jayashri's* childhood afforded her few opportunities: she was never able to go to school and instead worked alongside her uncle, making spoons at a steel factory - work she began at such a young ag