India
Bonded Labor
Revisiting Worksites Shows Criminal Deterrence in Action
Revisiting the shuttered gates at the lumber yard was part of a recent exercise by IJM to gauge how criminals have been deterred by government law...
September 20
News
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 01
Forced Labor
Thirty-Three Freed from Rajasthan Brick Kiln, Including Children Forced to Work
IJM’s partner Jai Bhim Vikas Shikshan Sansthan (JVSS) helped authorities in western India liberate 33 people from exploitation at a brick kiln—ending...
August 09
Sex Trafficking
Two Convicted in 2015 Trafficking Case; Brothel Ordered to Close
Justice was served in a Mumbai Sessions Court this week, as two local traffickers were found guilty for exploiting five girls and young women at a...
August 03
Bonded Labor
Fourteen Children and Teens Freed from Abusive Plastics Factory
An IJM partner helped authorities free 14 trafficking survivors from a plastics factory where they had been forced to work for the last eight months.
July 22
Bonded Labor
IJM Partner Helps Rescue 40 People from Bondage at a Road Construction Site
IJM’s casework partner Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) supported the local government in rescuing 40 people—including 11 children—who...
July 19
Bonded Labor
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 01
Field Offices
IJM Partner Provides Frontline COVID-19 Relief in Devastating Second Wave
As India manages its recent COVID-19 surge, IJM’s compassionate front-line partners are providing critical relief to impoverished children and...
June 17
Trainings
IJM Staff Teach Innovative Human Trafficking Course for Law Students
In May 2021, IJM Mumbai completed its first full run of an innovative, five-month elective program for students at a prestigious local law school....
May 03