India

Sex Trafficking
IJM and Kolkata Police Rescue 16-Year-Old from Trafficking
On Monday evening, IJM assisted Kolkata police on a rescue operation to free one teenage girl from sex trafficking in a private apartment operating...
March 22

Slavery
Rescued Families Return Home as Kiln Owner Faces Charges
This is the second time this powerful brick kiln owner has been arrested on charges of bonded labour slavery. In 2011, IJM and local police rescued...
March 11

Slavery
More than 550 Rescued in IJM's Largest Anti-Slavery Operation Ever
In an ongoing rescue operation, Indian police and IJM staff have rescued 564 children, women and men from forced labour slavery at a massive brick...
March 04

Slavery
Families Rescued From Slavery At a Rice Mill The Week Before Christmas
We helped local officials with the rescue operation on December 17, and we’re thankful for the way the government took the lead. They provided...
December 18

Sex Trafficking
IJM and Police Rescue Girls from Trafficking Aboard Moving Train
MUMBAI, INDIA – Four girls as young as 10 were rescued last week from a moving train headed hundreds of miles away from their home to Mumbai.
Police...
October 15

Sex Trafficking
IJM Trains 5000th Official in Mumbai
MUMBAI, INDIA – It was just after midnight when the rescue was complete. IJM had assisted with an anti-trafficking operation in Kamathipura, Mumbai’s...
September 02

Slavery
Dozens Rescued From Slavery on Worm-Harvesting Farm
Thirty people are now readjusting to life outside the confines of slavery. Just days ago, children and parents alike were standing in knee-high mud...
July 17

Sex Trafficking
Mumbai Priest Arrested in Occultist Ritual Admits to Exploiting Nearly Two Dozen Girls
Police recently arrested a priest in Mumbai for sexually exploiting girls under the guise of embodying a spirit, the priest telling the families they...
June 05

Slavery
Slavery Rescue Reveals Stench in India’s Incense Industry
One-hundred-and-fifty-five people who were held as forced labour slaves in incense factories for up to three years are now free. Families were...
May 29