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31 Free After Largest IJM Ghana Rescue to Date
Anita Budu, Director of Aftercare for IJM Ghana, anxiously watched from the deck of a boat as the horizon began to pale with the light of sunrise. Much more time and her team might be noticed by the fishermen in the area. Might miss the opportunity they had so carefully planned for: to rescue children who had been forced to work as slaves on fishing boats on this massive lake. -
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Families Stunned as They Are Freed from Bondage in Wood-Cutting Facility
Local officials, police and IJM staff helped rescue three families from years of bonded labour slavery today—leaving the men, women and children in delighted shock as they were suddenly ushered into freedom for the first time. -
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Brick Kiln Owner Guilty for Trapping 12 People in Bonded Labour Slavery
On Friday, justice was served for 12 former bonded labour slaves, as the wealthy brick kiln owner who had once trapped and abused them was found guilty for his crimes. -
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24 Children Forced to Work on Lake Volta Are Now Free
On January 24, the IJM Ghana team and local authorities rescued 24 boys who had been forced to work in the fishing industry on Lake Volta. This rescue was the culmination of months of work between the IJM team and Ghanaian police to identify suspected traffickers on the lake and develop a plan for rescuing the children they were abusing. -
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Lumber Boss Arrested for Trapping 15 in Brutal Bonded Labour Slavery
CHENNAI, INDIA, September 1, 2016 -- Women and men were visibly shaking with fear as IJM and local authorities rescued them from a brutal slave owner last Wednesday. Today, they are finally safe as this man waits in jail to answer for his crimes. -
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Cambodian Woman Rescued from Bride Traffickers in China
Sophea* is finally free, after months held captive in China. The young woman thought she was moving to get married, work and support her family back home in Cambodia. -
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54 Men Finally Home after Harrowing Months at Sea
After a harrowing four months spent on Thai boats, 54 men who were trafficked to fish on these boats are finally home. This is the first case of labour trafficking that IJM has supported in Cambodia, and it highlights the complex coordination necessary to fight this cross-border crime. -
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Second Rescue at Abusive Brick Kiln Frees 328 from Slavery
CHENNAI, INDIA - Late last month, IJM and authorities near Chennai rescued more than 300 people—including 88 children—from bonded labour slavery in a vast and abusive brick kiln. Together we had rescued another 333 people from this same kiln in 2015. The kiln owner who had enslaved them was briefly detained before being released on bail, leaving him free to traffic more families into bondage. -
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Five Families Rescued from Years of Bonded Labour Slavery
Thanks to the quick work of local government officials and an IJM team, 18 children, women and men are now free from bonded labour slavery at an Indian brick kiln.