Labor Trafficking
Labor Trafficking
Roopa's Story
BANGALORE, INDIA – “I was very happy for the first six years of my life,” Roopa recalls with a smile. Her childhood was full of playing with her...
March 15
Slavery
Brick Kiln Owner Guilty for Trapping 12 People in Bonded Labor Slavery
On Friday, justice was served for 12 former bonded labor slaves, as the wealthy brick kiln owner who had once trapped and abused them was found...
March 14
Labor Trafficking
11 Boys and Young Men Freed from a Shoe Factory
Proactive government officials, police and IJM staff rescued 11 laborers from an urban shoe factory last Wednesday, including three teenage boys and...
February 15
Slavery
24 Children Forced to Work on Lake Volta Are Now Free
On January 24, the IJM Ghana team and local authorities rescued 24 boys who had been forced to work in the fishing industry on Lake Volta.
February 14
Slavery
Judgment and Rescue Help End Bondage in Bangalore
In just the first few weeks of the new year, local authorities and IJM’s team in Bangalore dealt several swift blows to the system of bonded labor...
January 25
Slavery
Eight Convicted in Brutal “Hand-Chopping” Slavery Case
On Christmas Eve, eight Indian traffickers were convicted for torturing and chopping off the right hands of two innocent men they had tried to...
January 04
Slavery
Lumber Boss Arrested for Trapping 15 in Brutal Bonded Labor Slavery
Women and men were visibly shaking with fear as IJM and local authorities rescued them from a brutal slave owner on Wednesday. Today, they are...
August 26
Slavery
IJM Launches Project to Combat Labor Trafficking in Cambodia
USAID/Winrock International Grant to Address Cross-Border and Domestic Labor Trafficking
August 05
Slavery
54 Men Finally Home After Harrowing Months at Sea
After a harrowing four months spent on Thai boats, 54 men who were trafficked to fish on these boats are finally home. This is the first case of...
June 23