India
Survivor Leaders Help Free Eleven People From Abusive Business Owner
A group of survivor leaders in the Released Bonded Labourers’ Association (RBLA) helped authorities free 11 people from an abusive wood-cutting...
March 22
Labour Trafficking
Groundbreaking Planned Community Gives Survivors Security, Stability and Hope
Meesanallur began in 2015 as a dream to help families of the Irula tribal community break cycles of poverty and trafficking for good. Over one...
March 18
Human Trafficking
Odisha bike rally raising awareness of trafficking reaches over 5,000
Late last year, IJM Odisha partnered with local organizations across the Indian state to support a 10-day bicycle rally that travelled over 1,500 km...
February 22
Looking Back: Two Years Since 76 People Were Rescued From Chennai Jewelry Factories
IJM Staff reflects on a rescue of 76 people from jewelry factories.
November 10
Three Families Freed from Abusive Brick Kiln by Proactive Officials
In September, authorities in South Asia freed 11 people—including four children—from bonded labour at a brick kiln, where they had been forced to...
November 01
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
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
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