After being trafficked and sexually exploited at a young age, Sabina is now close to completing her vocational training in sewing while she continues to live in a JVI partner’s safe house. Sabina grew up in a poor family in West Bengal.
In the last quarter of 2022, twenty-seven families were freed from generational bonded labor through the efforts of a JVI Justice Hub in northern India. For three generations, these families – 121 people total – had been held in agricultural bonded labor, a
On Dec 12, a JVI Justice Hub led by three local partners collaborated with local authorities in rescuing two minor girls from sex trafficking and arresting fifteen suspects involved in the case. The 16- and 17-year-old girls were being exploited in a brothel
One, two, three, four. Stolen. Four teenage girls, the youngest: a mere 13-year-old. Children really. These four children were rescued from a sex-trafficking location in Kathmandu, Nepal, thanks to JVI and our partners. Their stories, however, do not start in the bustling,
Dear Friends, Thanks to your support and prayers, JVI is deeply impacting communities through strategically located Justice Hubs in high prevalence areas for human trafficking and extreme injustice. Govind and his wife Lata were rescued, along with 125 others, from bonded labor
The Holiday Freedom Market is a fundraiser focuses on raising awareness about the plight of human trafficking. It was launched in 2019 by a small group of women in Northern Virginia to raise awareness for freedom initiatives by promoting freedom businesses. These
Human trafficking affects over 40.3 million lives across the globe, including an estimated 8 million people living in India under conditions of modern-day slavery.¹ JVI developed the 2022 Anti-Human Trafficking Toolkit as a comprehensive guide for NGO partners and their lawyers as
As the frontline of defense against organized crimes, the role of law enforcement agencies is crucial. Organized crimes, such as human trafficking, are perpetually evolving and increasingly dangerous. This requires a response from equally organized and evolving law enforcement agencies. Therefore, a major
In his message of freedom to the rescued bond workers, the Labor Superintendent declared, “Now you are free to live your lives the way you desire and no one can harm you.” 17 families, totaling 81 workers, had been forced to work
Faizal* is providing food for his family, Deepak* is prepared to pay off his medical debt, Sikander* pays his sister’s school fees, and Jatin* boards a train to look for work in a new city. With the aid of compensation supplied by
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