Casework
Bonded Labour
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42 Freed from a Brick Kiln after Advocacy from Released Bonded Labourers' Association
Thirteen families are now free from forced labour at a brick kiln thanks to local officials, IJM staff, and the tireless advocacy of the Released Bonded Labourers Association—a network of survivors who stand up for others living in bondage. -
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Change is Happening: 204 Rescued in a Single Day
Last week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing 204 children, women and men from two massive brick kilns near Bangalore. This is one of our largest joint operations ever and a promising sign of how the Indian government is stepping up against human trafficking in bold new ways. -
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Change is Happening in India: 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. This is one of our largest joint operations ever and a promising sign of how the Indian government is stepping up against human trafficking in bold new ways. -
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42 People Rescued from Bonded Labour at a Sugarcane Farm
In one of our networks first rescue operations of the year, IJMs partner organization Jan Sahas coordinated with police in two Indian states to free 42 people from violent bonded labour at a sugarcane factory. -
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Judge Overturns Acquittal to Find Slave Owner Guilty in 2006 Case
CHENNAI, INDIA – The Madras High Court took a strong stance for survivors of bonded labour slavery this month by overturning a lower-court ruling to find a powerful slave owner guilty for his violent crimes. -
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Trafficked Boy Escapes, But Returns to Rescue His Friends
On a busy day last November, Manikandan looked around the dingy food factory where hed worked for nine years and knew that this was his chance to escape. -
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Local Partners Rescue 29 from Bonded Labour Slavery over the Weekend
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 in southern India. -
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Violence & Confinement Common in a String of Crucial Anti-Slavery Cases
More than 150 children, women and men are now free from bonded labour slavery already this year, thanks to the tireless collaboration of IJM staff in Bangalore and local government officials. -
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Repeat Slave Owner Arrested as 31 are Freed from Horrible Conditions
A frantic phone call from one escaped labourer set off a critical rescue operation on Thursday—leading to freedom for 31 people who had been enslaved for three years in southern India. -
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Three Brothers Freed from Slavery over Father’s Debt
After 13 years of hard labour in a brick kiln, three brothers are now free from debt bondage and modern slavery after a rescue operation led by south Indian authorities, IJM and our grassroots NGO partner on the 21st of February. -
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Two Young Families Rescued from Modern Slavery at a Rice Mill
Two young families are now free from modern slavery at a south Indian rice mill, thanks to a rescue operation led by government officials and IJM staff last Tuesday. -
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Scared and Scarred: 11 Rescued from Street Food Factory
Over the weekend, IJM supported local officials and NGO partners in rescuing two men and nine teen boys from bonded labour slavery at an urban factory near Chennai. They had been trapped since June 2018, making fried pani puri, a street food popular in north India.