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Labor Trafficking
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Police Rescued 11 Men from a Well-digging Facility
MAHARASHTRA, INDIA — Iron chains shackled the feet of 11 labourers to prevent them from escaping the well-digging facility for nearly four months. However, through a phenomenal rescue operation, the local police formally released all 11 of them from bonded labour and arrested four suspects on June 17, 2023. -
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An Herb Garden Initiative is Empowering Survivors of Bonded Labour
In an effort to protect survivors of bonded labor from further exploitation, the government in Tamil Nadu, India, established an herb garden for families of the Irula tribal community. By cultivating and selling herbs, medicinal plants and fruit-bearing trees the survivors can now earn a stable income, reducing their risk of re-bondage. -
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Young Sisters Courageously Fled Abusive Worksite - Now Reunited with their Parents
Two sisters aged 8 and 10 fled from a duck farm and bravely journeyed on foot to find their way home to their parents—who were about 400km away. Local authorities intervened to safely reunited the girls with their family. On June 11, 2023, they were formally released from child-bonded labor. -
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Trafficking Survivors Meet Indian President
Five bonded labour survivors from two southern Indian states got the prestigious opportunity to meet the President of India, Droupadi Murmu. -
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Three Perpetrators Guilty of Human Trafficking in Cyberscam Slavery Case
Nine Indonesian survivors received justice after their three traffickers were convicted of human trafficking for forced labor in cyber fraud by a District Court in Batam, Indonesia. -
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Cambodian Trafficker Caught After Four Years of Evasion
After four years on the run, labour trafficker Nai Nang was arrested by the Cambodian police with the help of IJM Cambodia's expertise. -
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IJM Supports Indian Police Free 1,401 Trafficked Children in a Month
IJM worked as an expert consultant to develop a standardized process for safely rescuing children and building a strong legal case against their traffickers. -
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Anti-Trafficking Coalition Frees Two Families from a Violent Brick Kiln
BANGALORE, INDIA – When members of an anti-trafficking coalition in Karnataka state heard about violent abuse at a local brick kiln, they quickly sprang into action. Together with police and government officials, they helped rescue two families who had been trafficked across the country and forced to work in shockingly violent conditions for two years. Today, those families are resettling safely at home at last—as one man shared with relief, “I am able to just freely breathe, now that we are out of that jail.” -
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16-year-old Aung* rescued from forced labour on Myanmar fishing boat
YANGON, MYANMAR – Aung* was 16 when a recruiter lured him to work in a fishing boat in Myanmar. “Even at a young age, I wanted to help my family. While looking for work, someone offered me a job,” says Aung. -
