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Three Families Freed from Abusive Brick Kiln by Proactive Officials
SOUTH ASIA – Authorities in south Asia have freed 11 people—including four children—from bonded labour at a brick kiln, where they had been forced to work for two years in brutal conditions under a powerful owner. The kids were between 7 and 13 years old and had endured the same harsh treatment as their parents. -
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33 people - including 16 children - freed from exploitation at brick kiln
RAJASTHAN, India – In July 2021, IJM’s partner Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JBVSS) helped authorities in western India liberate 33 people from exploitation at a brick kiln—ending eight months of abuse at the hands of a powerful owner. -
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Fourteen Children and Teens Brought to Safety from Bonded Labour at an Abusive Plastics Factory
Late Thursday evening, an IJM partner helped authorities free 14 trafficking survivors from a plastics factory where they had been forced to work for the last eight months. -
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40 People Freed from Bonded Labour at a Road Construction Site
HYDERABAD, India – Last month, IJM’s casework partner Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) supported the local government in bringing 40 people to safety from bonded labour. The 40 individuals, including 11 children, had been in bondage for two years constructing a major highway. -
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IJM Partner Provides Frontline COVID-19 Relief in Devastating Second Wave
Throughout India's second COVID-19 wave in April and May, IJM’s compassionate front-line partners continued providing critical relief to impoverished children and families when they need it most. -
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International Justice Mission Welcomes Release of 2021 TIP Report
International Justice Mission (IJM) welcomed the release of the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) by the U.S. Department of State, published earlier this month. -
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Eighteen Freed from Bonded Labour at a Rajasthan Brick Kiln, Including 10 Children
RAJASTHAN STATE, South Asia – On June 10, IJM’s casework partner Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JBVSS) assisted local authorities in a rescue operation to free 18 people, including 10 children, who had been held in bonded labour at a brick kiln in the Rajasthan state. -
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Rescue of Four Trafficking Victims Helps Catch a State’s ‘Most Wanted’ Trafficker
In late April, IJM’s casework partner Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) assisted authorities in Telangana state to break up a major trafficking ring and rescue four girls who had been forced into domestic servitude. -
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New ILO Report Estimates that Almost 1 in 10 Children Worldwide Is in Child Labour
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF recently released a new alarming report stating the number of children in child labour has risen to 160 million – almost 1 in 10 of all children* worldwide. -
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Business-Owner Guilty for Holding Nine in Bonded Labour
On March 30, a judge in South Asia convicted a local at wood-cutting business owner for holding nine people in brutal bonded labour in a tree-cutting business. Some had been enslaved there for up to 15 years until they were rescued in July 2012. -
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After Four Years in Slavery, 14-Year-Old Boy is Free to Go to School
Last week, a 14-year-old boy was brought to safety from slavery in the fishing industry on Lake Volta. -
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Call for Help From Migrant Workers at Bangkok Sweets Factory Brings Freedom
Bangkok, Thailand - IJM Thailand assisted Thai authorities this week in a rescue operation of 18 Myanmar migrant workers who were reportedly held against their will in a confectionary factory located in central Bangkok.