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Labor Trafficking
Call for Help From Workers at a Sweets Factory Brings Rescue
Bangkok, Thailand - IJM Thailand assisted Thai authorities this week in a rescue operation of 18 Myanmar migrant workers who were reportedly held...
February 01
Labor Trafficking
Trafficker Caught on Camera Selling Families into Bondage
A stunning case of labor trafficking in Odisha has revealed the greed of middlemen who exploit the poor and traffic them into forced labor. Millions...
January 29
Sex Trafficking
Six Children Rescued. Three Suspects Arrested.
On December 13 and 19, Dominican police spearheaded two rescue operations with IJM’s support. Public justice officials proactively and successfully...
January 29
Slavery
Super Bowl, Olympic and World Cup Champions Team Up to Lead IJM Super Bowl LV Anti-Trafficking Campaign
Wednesday, January 27, 2021, WASHINGTON, D.C. — Leading up to Super Bowl LV during National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month,...
January 26
Labor Trafficking
12 Children Rescued from Roadside Restaurants
A 7-year-old boy was among 12 children rescued by local authorities and NGO staff over the weekend, after spending months in bonded labor at a...
January 15
Labor Trafficking
First Operation of 2021 Frees 41, Including 13 Children
In IJM’s first global rescue operation of the year, our team in India supported local authorities to free 41 people from bondage at a railway...
January 12
Violence Against Women & Children
Dominican Republic President Approves Bill to End Child Marriage
January 6, 2021 was a historic day in the Dominican Republic’s fight to protect children from violence. President Luis Abinader approved a bill that...
January 08
Violence Against Women & Children
Dominican Republic: Congress Modifies Law to End Child Marriage
On December 30, 2020, the Dominican Republic Senate approved changes proposed by the House of Representatives to modify the Civil Code and eliminate...
January 05
Labor Trafficking
Local Politician Arrested on Charges of Trafficking Five Men Into Thai Fishing Industry
NAKORN SI THAMMARAT, THAILAND - Seven suspects, including a local government official, were arrested this week on accusations of trafficking and...
December 17