For many years Lati* was exploited through bonded labor. Also known as debt bondage and peonage, bonded labor happens when people enter into employment as security against a loan or when they inherit a debt from a relative. Once the agreement is
Can you imagine the toll an 18-hour work shift takes on a child physically and mentally? UNICEF estimates 12 per cent of children aged 5-14 years in South Asia are involved in child labor. This equates to 41 million children. Children should
In 2020, JVI shared the story of sixteen-year-old, Seema*, one of the 12 minor survivors trafficked from Bangladesh to West Bengal, India on pretext of good jobs, but instead, they were forced into the sex trade. At JVI we share many stories
Tashi* lost his mother at a very young age. Though unable to recall much about her, he misses the love, care, and protection he enjoyed when she was alive. Tashi’s life wasn’t quite the same after she died. Tashi was taken to
As a little girl, Preeti* enjoyed attending school. A bright student in her class, she had dreams of becoming an engineer. Unfortunately, due to the poor financial conditions of her family, at the age of 14, she was taken out of school.
In October 2021, Justice Ventures International (JVI) and several of its local partners collaborated with District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) to carry out a large-scale human trafficking and legal rights awareness campaign across the state of Bihar, India. JVI and its partners
In 2021, JVI conducted more rescue operations than any other year in its history! JVI and its partners conducted 44 rescue operations freeing 937 human trafficking victims while intercepting nearly 700 more in transit before they reached an ultimate trafficking destination. Currently
On November 13, 2021, JVI and its local partners collaborated with the District Legal Services Authority to hold a legal aid camp in Gaya, India. Gaya is a district in the state of Bihar, one of India’s poorest. In places like Gaya, human
Through partnerships with like-minded, anti-human trafficking organizations, Justice Ventures International (JVI) has brought thousands out of slavery and into freedom. This partnership model has proven, time and again, to be an effective and efficient strategy in confronting modern-day slavery. In October 2021,
On October 29, 2021, Justice Ventures International (JVI), its local partners, and government authorities conducted a sex trafficking intervention in rural Bihar where 16 victims (11 minors and 5 adults) were rescued from commercial sexual exploitation. The traffickers were caught off guard
