South Asia
Labour Trafficking
IJM Casework Partner Helped Authorities Rescue 19 People from an Abusive Brick Kiln
On November 24, 2021, IJM’s casework partner Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JBVSS) helped authorities rescue 19 people from bonded labour at an...
December 15
Slavery
A Wife’s Desperate Call Frees Her Husband from Bonded Labour
IJM’s partner READ assisted authorities on an urgent rescue operation, freeing one man from violence and abuse at a rural farm after he shared, “I am...
December 02
Sustained Restoration: Kasthuri, Venkatesh and Shakthivel Thriving in Freedom
As we combat violence around the world, IJM’s global aftercare teams are committed to helping survivors overcome their trauma and begin flourishing...
July 17
Boy and His Family Find Freedom Amid Pandemic’s Child Labour Spike
Today, a small family in southern India is free from bonded labour thanks to the diligent work of local law enforcement and an IJM goodwill partner...
July 17
Eighteen Freed from a Rajasthan Brick Kiln, Including 10 Children
IJM’s casework partner Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JBVSS) assisted local authorities in a rescue operation to free 18 people, including 10...
July 17
Family Freed from Five Years of Bondage at a Poultry & Goat Farm
On June 18, IJM’s casework partner SHED* India helped local officials rescue four people from a farm where they had been enslaved for the last five...
July 16
IJM Partner Provides Frontline COVID-19 Relief in Devastating Second Wave
As South Asia manages its recent COVID-19 surge, IJM’s compassionate front-line partners are providing critical relief to impoverished children and...
June 18
Human Trafficking
Rescue of Four Victims Helps Nab a State’s ‘Most Wanted’ Trafficker
In late April, IJM’s casework partner Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) assisted authorities in Telangana state to break up a major...
June 09