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Nothing seemed wrong at first. But everything was about to change.

What Kim thought was a way out of poverty was really a path straight into exploitation.

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Enslaved on a dangerous farm, Damru and Hemanthi lived in fear of beatings and abuse—all while raising an infant son.
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Cybersex trafficking
Trafficked from Her Own Neighborhood
Help bring children out of cybersex trafficking. A young teenager with no real caretaker to provide for her needs, Marj* befriended some girls who lived nearby. As they grew closer, she was invited to their home. There were several girls her age living there, as well as a few adults.
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Rescues Ensure These Children Won’t Make Bricks Anymore
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A Mother’s Desperate Plea Mobilizes Police to Free 13-year old Daughter and Three Other Minors
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She was 8. He was her father. The abuse lasted for many years.

IJM exists because of you. In the developing world, justice systems often fall short and children in poor communities live with less food, less education and less security. They are easy targets. And abusers show up.

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Slavery

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Kofi was 8 years old

when he became a slave on Lake Volta.

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Slavery
Rescues Ensure These Children Won’t Make Bricks Anymore
March 22
Rescue
A Mother’s Desperate Plea Mobilizes Police to Free 13-year old Daughter and Three Other Minors
March 15
Slavery
Repeat Slave Owner Arrested as 31 are Freed from Horrible Conditions
March 11
Slavery
How do you raise a child in slavery?
Enslaved on a dangerous farm, Damru and Hemanthi lived in fear of beatings and abuse—all while raising an infant son.
March 03
Slavery
“I Am Free and I Will Go to School”, Eight-year-old Rescued in Ghana
February 28
Sex Trafficking
High Schoolers Rescued from Private Sex Trafficking Network in Kolkata
February 28
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Right now, more than 45 million people are enslaved worldwide. Learn what IJM is doing and how you can join the fight.
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