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South Asia
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Three boys freed from forced labour
Three boys – aged just 10,13, and 14 – are finally free after enduring a year of forced labour in South Asia. -
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Three friends brought to safety from forced scamming in Cambodia
In a landmark cross-border operation, three friends – Thura*, Zeya*, and Htet* – are free from a forced scamming compound in Cambodia, thanks to coordinated action by IJM and police across three countries in Southeast Asia. -
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Swift government action frees seven from trafficked labour
In a rapid response, authorities have freed seven people – including a woman who is six months pregnant – from brutal labour trafficking on a remote 32-acre farm in South Asia. -
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IJM celebrates reductions of up to 80% in child sex trafficking in South Asia
IJM is delighted to share the incredible results of two end-of-programme evaluations into our work with the government in South Asia, tackling commercial sexual exploitation of children. -
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Government officials in Bangladesh commit to combatting child sex trafficking
Over 200 global experts, government officials, and survivor leaders came together with IJM to commit to combatting the commercial sexual exploitation of children in Bangladesh. -
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IJM launches new office in Bangladesh
IJM has launched a brand-new programme to stop sex trafficking of children in Bangladesh. -
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Child traffickers sentenced to life in prison in Kolkata
After a 10-year trial, a court in Kolkata has sentenced a married couple to life imprisonment for exploiting Mahati* when she was a child in one of the city’s violent red-light districts. -
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90 people free from abusive brick kiln in South Asia
These families had been forced to work at the kiln for seven months. A middleman had enticed them with generous advance payments—but the kiln owner used these advances as ever-growing debts the labourers could never repay. -
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Seven boys free from pig farm in South Asia
Thanks to the quick work of the local government and support of IJM, seven boys are now safe after five years of exploitation at a filthy and abusive pig farm. -
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99 people, including 31 children, safe from trafficking in South Asia
Officials in South Asia recently brought 99 people to safety from trafficking in two abusive brick kilns in back-to-back operations. -
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Teenage girl trafficked and assaulted in South Asia
In February, local officials helped a desperate mother find her 18-year-old daughter who had been trafficked, assaulted, and forced to clean houses in a major city.