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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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Indian Government Frees Man Trapped in Forced Labour for 10 Years
On Feb. 25, government officials rescued a 23-year-old man from a construction site where he had been trapped for nearly half his life. The officials who led this rescue had recently been trained by IJM on addressing bonded labor. Armed with knowledge on the subject, the government responded speedily to the complaint, led an on-site interview to confirm the abuse this man had suffered, and released the victim from bondage by issuing a Release Certificate, which is a formal document that cancels all debts and frees him. -
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Survivor’s Speech Paints Freedom as ‘Bangles Instead of Chains’
The first time Latha shared about her life she left officials stunned. -
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Indian Government Inspection Leads to Four Freed from Mango Grove
On Feb. 4, four adults were liberated from six years of labor exploitation at a mango grove thanks to proactive government officials and a group of survivor leaders. -
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IJM Supports Indian Government Rescuing 22 Children from Jewelry Factories
Indian government officials and police carried out a rescue operation to free 22 boys—ages 15 to 17—being exploited at multiple urban jewelry factories after being controlled by an interstate trafficking ring. -
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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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Trafficked to Malaysia – Finally Home in India
Twenty-two-year-old Aadav* was elated as he deboarded a plane at Trichy International Airport on September 14. He was returning home from two years of turmoil and anxiety, after being trafficked to Malaysia and exploited by drug traffickers. -
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In a Major Judgment, 21 Customers are Convicted for Buying Minors for Sex
In a significant legal victory, a specialized child protection court in Kolkata convicted 21 men who paid for commercial sex from minors at a brothel in 2017. Five years after their arrest, all 21 men pled guilty and were convicted and sentenced on June 8, 2022. A separate trial continues for the brothel owner, traffickers, and managers who were selling 26 victims at one of the city’s hotels. Government officials, anti-trafficking agencies, and IJM staff are applauding this momentum-building judgment. This is only the second time a court in West Bengal state has convicted customers for commercial sex—a strong step forward in deterring demand for minors. -
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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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New Child-Friendly Spaces to Serve Kids Trafficked on India’s Trains
It is estimated that a child arrives alone at a major railway station in India every five minutes. These children could be seeking work to help their families, running away from abuse, or may simply be orphaned with nowhere else to go. Criminals often prey on vulnerable children, win their trust, and traffic them to other places for labor or sex. This is why the Railway Protection Force’s Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) in the state of Karnataka inaugurated India’s first-ever child-friendly spaces at two prominent Bangalore train stations. They’ve named it a <em>Khushi</em> Hub (meaning ‘happiness’) and hope it will transform how children are served and protected long-term.