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Sixty-Four Children Among Hundreds Brought to Safety at Brick Kiln During Lockdown
Earlier this week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing 281 people from bonded labour at a massive brick kiln. This included 64 children of all ages who were forced to mold heavy bricks alongside their parents. -
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Police arrest online sex trafficker in Butuan City, rescue 13 victims and children at risk
Philippine law enforcers arrested a 28-year-old woman after she was caught offering to livestream the sexual abuse of several minors and one adult for a paying online sex offender in a case of OSEC or online sexual exploitation of children. -
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Local tip led to arrest of 2 online sex traffickers; rescue of 7 minor victims and children-at-risk
PRESS RELEASE May 27 2020: Local tip led to arrest of 2 online sex traffickers; rescue of 7 minor victims and children-at-risk -
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Urgent Rescue of 360 People Sparks Mass Exodus from Brick Kilns
This week, IJM helped Indian law enforcement rescue 360 people from bonded labour at a notoriously brutal brick kiln—which then led to the release of nearly 7,000 other migrant workers who had been trapped during the COVID-19 lockdown. -
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Press Release 3 Children Brought to Safety, One Trafficker Arrested
May 14, 2020 | Angeles, Pampanga - Today the Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) and the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Human Trafficking Division (NBI-AHTRAD) conducted a joint operation as a result of their continued partnership in the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center (PICACC). -
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Authorities Conduct Operations Rescuing 3 Children, 6 days before Filipino Mother's Day
May 5, 2020 | MANILA, PHILIPPINES – On 4 May, the Philippine National PoliceWomen and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) and the National Bureau of Investigation AntiHuman Trafficking Division (NBI-AHTRAD) conducted a joint operation as a result of their partnership in the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children Center (PICACC). -
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7 Minors Rescued and OSEC Suspect Arrested
LUZON – Police arrested a 25-year-old female sex trafficker and brought seven minors to safety on Wednesday, April 22. -
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Four Boys Free from Trafficking in Ghana
Last week, four boys aged 11, 13, 15 and 16, were brought to safety by IJM and our partners from trafficking in the fishing industry on Lake Volta. -
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247 Rescued from Bonded Labour Slavery at a Brick Kiln as Local Authorities Take the Lead
CHENNAI, INDIA – On February 18, proactive government officials in southern India led a rescue operation to free 247 people—including 50 children—from a life of bonded labour slavery at a massive brick kiln. -
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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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12-year-old Forced to Work with Malaria Now Free
In late January, IJM and partners worked diligently to bring to safety three young boys ages 9, 10, and 12. The children had spent around seven months to two years trapped in slavery on Lake Volta in Ghana. -
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Police and IJM Stop Traffickers from Selling a 15-Year-Old Girl
IJM assisted Kolkatas anti-trafficking police on a successful rescue operation on Tuesday, 16 July. They freed one 15-year-old girl from a year of exploitation and from much longer patterns of abuse.