Casework
Slavery
124 results:
-
📰 News
Pop-Up Play in India Raises Awareness About Slavery to Tens of Thousands
One of the actors named Upendra cowers as another performer approaches him with a raised stick, poised to strike. Upendra is playing the role of a man trapped in a brick factory as a forced labour slave. The audience is captivated by the compelling performance, and many breathe audible sighs of relief when, finally, the family is set free. -
📰 News
Four Boys Rescued from Slavery on a Rose Farm
BANGALORE, INDIA – Four boys were rescued from slavery on a rose farm located just a few hours from the highly industrialized city of Bangalore. Two of the boys are brothers, and they had been trapped for five years. The youngest was only 9 years old. Child Slaves, Beaten for Making Mistakes -
-
📰 News
More than 500 Free from Slavery in IJM’s Largest Operation Ever
CHENNAI – Today, 512 children, women and men are living in freedom after being rescued from a brick kiln in IJM's largest anti-slavery operation ever. Sparked by a brother's desperate plea, the operation brought freedom to nearly 400 forced to work in the kiln – including 23 children, the youngest only 8 years old – and their dependents, either too old and frail or too young and weak to work, but still held captive within the factory's walls.