India
Bonded Labour
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...
September 20
Bonded Labour
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!...
September 08
Bonded Labour
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...
August 09
Sex Trafficking
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...
August 03
Bonded Labour
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...
July 22
Bonded Labour
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...
July 19
Slavery
South Asia States Mark ‘Bonded Labour Abolition Day’ on Law’s Anniversary
On February 9, several South Asia states took remarkable steps to combat modern slavery, as they commemorated the anniversary of the country’s...
February 19
Slavery
Trafficker Caught on Camera Selling Families into Bondage
A stunning case of labour trafficking in Odisha has revealed the greed of middlemen who exploit the poor and traffic them into forced labour....
February 01
Slavery
Twelve Children Rescued from Roadside Restaurants
A 7-year-old boy was among 12 children rescued by local authorities and NGO staff over the weekend, after spending months in bonded labour at a...
January 22