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Slavery
Double Operation Frees 526 from Two Brick Kilns
On Monday, IJM and our grassroots partners supported a critical rescue operation freeing 526 people who had been trapped at two abusive brick kilns...
June 03

Slavery
Girl Pulled Out of School and Forced to Process Fish Rescued Along with Two Other Boys
ACCRA, GHANA – In May, Ghanaian police, the Department of Social Welfare and IJM conducted an operation to rescue three children, two boys and one...
June 01

Labor Trafficking
Arrest of a Trafficker After Three Years On the Run from Justice
In May 2017, the IJM Cambodia team watched as the panel of three trial judges found three accused persons guilty under the anti-trafficking law for...
May 31

Slavery
64 Children Among Hundreds Rescued at Brick Kiln During Lockdown
Earlier this week, IJM assisted local authorities in rescuing 281 people from bonded labor at a massive brick kiln. This included 64 children of all...
May 29

Slavery
Urgent Rescue of 360 People Sparks Mass Exodus from Brick Kilns
This week, IJM helped Indian law enforcement rescue 360 people from bonded labor at a notoriously brutal brick kiln—which then led to the release of...
May 22

Slavery
Rescue at Sea: Five Fishermen Free
Five fishermen are now free from forced labor and human trafficking after being rescued by Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) with...
March 26

Slavery
Cambodian Girls Trafficked to Work as Maids in Malaysia See Recruiters Sentenced
Last week, IJM staff in Cambodia attended a hearing on the sentencing of four convicted traffickers who recruited two girls, ages 12 and 16 to work...
March 26

Slavery
Freed from Fear: Rescue Operation at Three Eucalyptus Farms
Last week, IJM joined the Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC) and local authorities on a rescue operation to free 50 people from bonded...
March 19

Labor Trafficking
Four Boys Rescued, Four Suspects Arrested in Ghana
Last week, four boys ages 11, 13, 15 and 16, were rescued by IJM and our partners from the fishing industry on Lake Volta.d
March 04