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Revisiting Worksites Shows Criminal Deterrence in Action
Revisiting the shuttered gates at the lumber yard was part of a recent exercise by IJM South Asia to gauge how criminals have been deterred by government law enforcement in their area. -
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Survivor to IJMer: Kumar Completes His Degree and Joins Chennai Staff
In 2003, Kumar was rescued from a brick kiln and had hopes and dreams of helping others. In 2021, he has earned a master’s degree in social work! And, he has joined the staff in IJM South Asia. -
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Thirty-Three Freed from Rajasthan Brick Kiln, Including Children Forced to Work
IJM Canada's partner Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JVSS) helped authorities in western India liberate 33 people from exploitation at a brick kiln—ending eight months of abuse at the hands of a powerful owner. -
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Two Convicted in 2015 Trafficking Case; Brothel Ordered to Close
Justice was served in a Mumbai Sessions Court, as two local traffickers were found guilty for exploiting five girls and young women at a brothel in a 2015 case. -
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Fourteen Children and Teens Freed from Abusive Plastics Factory
An IJM Canada partner helped authorities free 14 trafficking survivors from a plastics factory where they had been forced to work for the last eight months. -
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IJM Canada Partner Helps Rescue 40 People from Bondage at a Road Construction Site
Last month, IJM Canada's casework partner Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) supported the local government in rescuing 40 people—including 11 children—who had been in bondage for two years constructing a major highway. -
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Trafficker Caught on Camera Selling Families into Bondage
A stunning case of labor trafficking in Odisha has revealed the greed of middlemen who exploit the poor and traffic them into forced labor. Millions of impoverished people from Odisha migrate for work every year—often finding jobs through recruiters (called sardars) who offer cash advances to work in other states. -
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