Nearly every special moment in Chithra’s life—childhood, marriage, motherhood—was spent trapped on a farm under a slave owner’s watchful eye.

Arul and Pachayamma's life of slavery began when they were just children. Thinking freedom was unattainable, they married in slavery and inherited the...

Earlier this month, IJM supported local authorities near Bangalore on an urgent rescue operation to free 29 people who were forced to chop wood for th...

Last week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing six adult labourers and a 4-year-old boy from years of bonded labour slavery, where they faced n...

This month, local officials freed 76 victims of human trafficking—including boys as young as 10—from a group of jewelry factories profiting off forced...

Eighteen people—including 6 children—are now free from a life of modern slavery thanks to a brand-new One Stop Crisis Team recently launched in their ...

CHENNAI, INDIA – The Madras High Court took a strong stance for survivors of bonded labour slavery this month by overturning a lower-court ruling to f...

On a busy day last November, Manikandan took one last look around the dingy snack factory where he’d worked for nine years and decided it was time to ...

Last week, an elderly man’s moment of desperation catalyzed rescue for 42 people. Kasi’s image has awakened thousands to the reality of modern slavery...