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South Asia
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707 people in South Asia starting 2023 in freedom
Over 700 people in one district in South Asia were brought to freedom from trafficking by IJM-trained police officers at the end of 2022. -
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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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Survivor Leaders Help Free Eleven People From Abusive Business Owner
CHENNAI, INDIA – Last week, a group of survivor leaders in the Released Bonded Labourers’ Association (RBLA) helped authorities free 11 people from an abusive wood-cutting business, including an 11-year-old boy who had been forced to work alongside the adults. -
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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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From Myanmar, to Thailand, to Cambodia: Brothers’ Journey Ends in Rescue from Abusive Employer
After being cheated and exploited for more than a year, two brothers from Myanmar are free and safely home. -
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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. The kids were between 7 and 13 years old and had endured the same harsh treatment as their parents. -
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33 people - including 16 children - freed from exploitation at brick kiln
RAJASTHAN, India – In July 2021, IJM’s 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, IJM’s 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.