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The husband who helped bring his family to safety from slavery on Valentine's Day
In a courageous act of love, Dhaniya* returned to the place where hed been trapped in slavery to bring his wife and children to safety. -
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The beginning of the end of child sexual exploitation
14 years after they were brought to safety, a group of survivors were reunited with IJM South Asia staff. These brave young women, with the support of IJM and people like you, have helped enable remarkable transformation in an area once renowned for sex trafficking of children. One of those young women is Poonam*. This is her story. -
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Justice for eight children who were trafficked for sex
Eight children trafficked for sex in South Asia have received justice. -
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Trafficker sentenced to 7 years in prison
Two survivors of sex trafficking in Mumbai received justice after a trafficker was convicted for exploiting women and girls. -
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Revisiting Worksites Shows IJM's Criminal Deterrence Method is Proving Sustainable and Effective
Revisiting six cases demonstrates IJM's model for criminal deterrence is proving effective. Effective law enforcement—including arresting, charging and convicting perpetrators—creates a long-term preventative effect among offenders and is now curbing exploitation in these worksites and others. -
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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. -
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33 people - including 16 children - freed from exploitation at brick kiln
RAJASTHAN, India – In July 2021, IJMs 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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Two traffickers arrested for exploiting 5 women for sex, brothel ordered to be closed
MUMBAI, INDIA – Justice was served in a Mumbai Sessions Court this week, as two local traffickers were found guilty for trafficking and exploiting five girls and young women at a brothel in a 2015 case. -
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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, IJMs 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 Indias second COVID-19 wave in April and May, IJMs compassionate front-line partners continued providing critical relief to impoverished children and families when they need it most.