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Local Partners Rescue 29 from Bonded Labour Slavery over the Weekend
Our mission to protect the poor from slavery and violence took great steps forward over the weekend, with two rescue operations led by IJM partners in southern India. -
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Violence & Confinement Common in a String of Crucial Anti-Slavery Cases
More than 150 children, women and men are now free from bonded labour slavery already this year, thanks to the tireless collaboration of IJM staff in Bangalore and local government officials. -
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Five Boys Rescued from Slavery as Shepherds
Five boys who were isolated as goat shepherds for years are now resting in safety, thanks to a rescue operation led by local officials and an IJM partner in southern India. -
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Rescues Ensure These Children Won’t Make Bricks Anymore
Two back-to-back rescue operations on Wednesday morning have brought freedom to 10 people once trapped in modern slavery, including three children forced to make bricks alongside their parents. -
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How do you raise a child in slavery?
Enslaved on a dangerous farm, Damru and Hemanthi lived in fear of beatings and abuse—all while raising an infant son. You made their rescue possible. -
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Repeat Slave Owner Arrested as 31 are Freed from Horrible Conditions
A frantic phone call from one escaped labourer set off a critical rescue operation on Thursday—leading to freedom for 31 people who had been enslaved for three years in southern India. -
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School Girls Brought to Safety from Private Sex Trafficking Network in Kolkata
On Monday morning, 16-year-old Mona* agreed to skip school again at her mother’s request. As she had done many times before, she followed her mother to a flat in south Kolkata and was ready to 'work' to support her family—which meant being forced to sell sex to private customers. -
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Three Brothers Freed from Slavery over Father’s Debt
After 13 years of hard labour in a brick kiln, three brothers are now free from debt bondage and modern slavery after a rescue operation led by south Indian authorities, IJM and our grassroots NGO partner on the 21st of February. -
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Two Young Families Rescued from Modern Slavery at a Rice Mill
Two young families are now free from modern slavery at a south Indian rice mill, thanks to a rescue operation led by government officials and IJM staff last Tuesday. -
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Scared and Scarred: 11 Rescued from Street Food Factory
Over the weekend, IJM supported local officials and NGO partners in rescuing two men and nine teen boys from bonded labour slavery at an urban factory near Chennai. They had been trapped since June 2018, making fried pani puri, a street food popular in north India. -
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12,000 Survivors Write to Indian PM on New Anti-Trafficking Bill
Meera looked tiny behind the large wooden podium—bundled in her pink sweater and scarf, unrehearsed, and using a microphone for one of the first times in her life. -
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12,000 Survivors Write to Indian PM on New Anti-Trafficking Bill
DELHI, INDIA—Meera looked tiny behind the large wooden podium—bundled in her pink sweater and scarf, unrehearsed, and using a microphone for one of the first times in her life.