The Philippines
Sex Trafficking
The Voice You Haven’t Heard: A Brave Survivor Rallies Students to End Trafficking in the Philippines
College students around the world are serious about ending modern-day slavery in their lifetime. In the Philippines, about 800 students gathered for...
October 28
Sex Trafficking
IJM Pampanga and Police Work Around the Clock to Rescue 17 Young Women
In just one week, IJM helped police rescue 17 girls and young women from four different bars in the Philippines. The team of IJM staff worked around...
October 03
Sex Trafficking
Jolie’s Story Inspires Other Survivors of Sex Trafficking in Manila
After four years in trial, two traffickers have been convicted and sentenced to life in prison for trafficking, thanks in part to the testimony of...
September 08
Sex Trafficking
Survivors Get Justice in IJM’s Fastest Sex Trafficking Case in the Philippines
This month, three young women in the Philippines were honored through a local court’s ruling: The man and woman who had trafficked them were...
August 20
Sex Trafficking
IJM Manila: Five Traffickers Convicted for Exploiting Girls as Young as 16
Joint Operation Brings Rescue
In December 2010, IJM discovered that girls as young as 16 had been trafficked to the two-story bar and were being...
July 03
Sex Trafficking
IJM Cebu: Trafficking Survivor Returns to her Hometown to Help Rebuild After Typhoon
Two years ago, Angelita* was rescued from a karaoke bar where she had been trafficked and sold for sex at just 14 years old.
Angelita has...
April 10