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Forced Labour
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Urgent Rescue: 52 Locked in Shed, Abused - Now Free
IJM supported local authorities in an urgent rescue operation this week in southern India, freeing 52 enslaved women, men and children from terrifying conditions at a ginger farm. -
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Desperate Mother and Children Reunited During 3 Back-to-Back Rescues
We were reminded once again of the cruelty of modern-day slavery this weekend—as IJM and local officials helped reunite a terrified mother and with her four young children kidnapped by a brick kiln owners wife. -
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Supreme Court Sends Strong Message in Upholding Slave Owner Conviction
DELHI, INDIA – A former slave owner will remain behind bars for another two years after the Indian Supreme Court upheld a conviction on 1st December against a man who ran his business using slave labour. -
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IJM Helps Rescue Nine Slaves Trapped in Brick Kiln for 12 Years
CHENNAI, INDIA - Twelve years. Thats how long nine people, including three children, were held in bondage as they labored 13-14 hours a day in a brick kiln. Until yesterday. -
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Dozens Rescued From Slavery on Worm-Harvesting Farm
By Sanjay Sojwal, IJM Director of Field Communications, who is in India on assignment. -
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Slavery Rescue Reveals Stench in India’s Incense Industry
One-hundred-and-fifty-five people who were held as forced labour slaves in incense factories for up to three years are now free. Families were separated and trafficked from as far away as Nepal, and they were kept under 24-hour surveillance with guard dogs at night. -
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Third Massive Slavery Rescue This Year Shows Disturbing Trend
Another 117 former survivors of slavery are safely home this week following IJMs third massive rescue operation with officials in India this year. The latest rescue took place at two brick factories in South India on Thursday, May 14, less than a month after 260 people were rescued in Bangalore. -
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Bangalore Brick Kiln Owners are Beginning to Feel the Heat
It was a typical days work for Chandan as he drove customers around his village in the state of Odisha in his cycle rickshaw, dropping them at their destination. Typical--until one of Chandans customers asked if he and his family would be interested in working in a different place, at a brick kiln. -
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25 Freed From Brick Factory Near Bangalore
Twenty-five people are now free thanks to an IJM-assisted operation on February 18. Held in forced labor slavery in a brick factory near Bangalore, the families were denied any opportunity to leave–even for medical aid. -
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333 People Brought to Safety in Second Largest Operation in IJM History
More than three hundred people are waking up today in freedom. This time last week they were up before sunrise making bricks that would be sold for anothers profit. -
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A Desperate Father Escapes and a Path to Freedom Appears
When a desperate father escaped from a rice mill a few weeks ago, his first priority was to get medical help for his 2-year-old son with a heart condition. Then he shared what had been happening to his family over the past few years.