Casework
Forced Slave Labour
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11 people free from trafficking in South Asia
Last month, 11 people were brought to safety from a well-digging site, thanks to a tip-off from a survivor and the efforts of local police.  -
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Breaking News: Arrest of a Trafficker After Three Years On the Run from Justice
In May 2017, the IJM Cambodia team watched as the panel of three trial judges found three accused persons guilty under the anti-trafficking law for their role recruiting and transporting ten men into forced labor slavery on fishing boats. -
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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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Landmark Conviction Brings Justice to International Trafficking Network on Both Sides of the Thai-Cambodian Border
A Thai judge found a Cambodian national guilty of trafficking five Cambodian victims into forced labour in Thailands fishing industry. This landmark conviction marks the successful prosecution of the first forced labour trafficking case that IJM brought forward to Thai law enforcement, and the second conviction IJM has supported surrounding Thailands massive fishing industry. -
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She took her one shot at freedom.
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Bhavani's Story
She was only five years old when she was kidnapped. The man wanted her parents to remain his slaves. So he took her hostage. -
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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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10 Boys Free from Slavery on Ghana's Lake Volta
ACCRA, GHANA – Ten boys who were trapped in slavery on Ghanas Lake Volta are now free. On Friday, March 20, IJM embarked on our first-ever operation in the region and, working side-by-side with Ghanaian authorities, brought boys as young as 5 to safety.