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Slavery
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Local Partners Rescue 29 from Bonded Labour Slavery over the Weekend
Our mission to protect the poor from slavery and violence took great steps forward over the weekend, with two rescue operations led by IJM partners in southern India. -
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Five Boys Rescued from Goat-Grazing
Five boys who were isolated as goat shepherds for years are now resting in safety, thanks to a rescue operation led by local officials and an IJM partner in southern India. -
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Rescues Ensure These Children Won’t Make Bricks Anymore
Two back-to-back rescue operations on Wednesday morning have brought freedom to 10 people once trapped in modern slavery, including three children forced to make bricks alongside their parents. -
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Repeat Slave Owner Arrested as 31 are Freed from Horrible Conditions
A frantic phone call from one escaped labourer set off a critical rescue operation on Thursday—leading to freedom for 31 people who had been enslaved for three years in southern India. -
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“I Am Free and I Will Go to School”, Eight-year-old Rescued in Ghana
Two boys were rescued out of slavery last week by the Ghana Anti-Human Trafficking police with support from International Justice Mission. The children, who had spent years out of school working as slave labour on fishing boats, are estimated to be eight and 13 years old. The eight-year-old boy had already been working for three years for one slave master, before being returned to his family and re-trafficked out to the current master. At first after being rescued, he was confused and overwhelmed, but a government social worker was able to quickly console him and help him to feel safe and free to share about his experience. Just the week before, the government social worker had attended an IJM training on supporting human trafficking survivors in a child-sensitive way. -
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Three Brothers Freed from Slavery over Father’s Debt
After 13 years of hard labour in a brick kiln, three brothers are now free from debt bondage and modern slavery after a rescue operation led by south Indian authorities, IJM and our grassroots NGO partner on February 21. -
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Trafficked Children Found Hidden Under Bed During Rescue in Ghana
The Ghana Police Service and Ghana Department of Social Welfare with assistance from International Justice Mission rescued six trafficked children between the ages of 6-12 from the Volta Lake fishing industry. -
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Two Young Families Rescued from Modern Slavery at a Rice Mill
Two young families are now free from modern slavery at a south Indian rice mill, thanks to a rescue operation led by government officials and IJM staff last Tuesday. -
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12,000 Survivors Write to Indian PM on New Anti-Trafficking Bill
Meera looked tiny behind the large wooden podium—bundled in her pink sweater and scarf, unrehearsed, and using a microphone for one of the first times in her life. -
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Scared and Scarred: 11 Rescued from Fried Snack Factory
Over the weekend, IJM supported local officials and NGO partners in rescuing two men and nine teen boys from bonded labour slavery at an urban factory near Chennai. They had been trapped since June 2018, making fried pani puri snacks popular in north India. -
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International Justice Mission Canada Leading Human Trafficking Awareness Month Efforts
Monday, January 14, 2019 — January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, utilized by government agencies and businesses to highlight a fact that few people are aware of – that more people are living in slavery today than at any other period in human history. It is also a month designed to present tangible ways for individuals to add their voice and investment to end slavery for good. -
