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Myanmar
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569 survivors of forced scamming now safely home
IJM supported the Thai governments efforts to screen the people who had been brought to safety. This confirmed that these 569 men and women had been trafficked, trapped and forced to scam people.  -
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258 people free from forced scamming
These scamming complexes are notorious for trafficking victims into horrific working conditions involving beatings and constant surveillance. Thai officials identified 258 of the people as survivors of human trafficking. -
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Protected: this is Nway’s story
From isolation and abuse to community and safety: it took a movement of people to help Nway* stitch her life back together. That’s what your regular gift could do for a child like Nway. -
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17 girls and women now safe from sex trafficking in Myanmar
Girls as young as 14-years-old were recently brought to safety from sex trafficking, in an operation run by an IJM partner and the Anti-Trafficking Task Force. -
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Forced scamming: "I was scared for my life."
Gavesh* from South Asia, whose story is featured in the BBC Three documentary 'Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang', shares in his own words how he was tricked, trafficked, trapped – and eventually found freedom. -
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7 Myths about Human Trafficking – and why it’s vital that we stop believing them
Human trafficking today is a multibillion-dollar global criminal industry that’s bigger than ever. Here are some myth busters to make us all think twice.