According to the World Justice Project there are well over 250 million people suffering from extreme injustice due to complex factors such as corruption, social prejudice, extreme poverty, gender discrimination, lack of education, and more. At JVI, we know just how integral access to justice is in changing oppressed communities for good. Without a fair […]
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In 2021, JVI partner Freeset officially combined forces with two like minded organizations to form Joyya. Joyya produces handmade, eco-friendly, fair trade products through a just and robust business model that lifts up entire communities. JVI works closely with Joyya and other partners in Kolkata where there are a significant number of sex trafficking victims.
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Duncan Hospital is another JVI lead partner, operating a JVI sponsored “Justice Hub” in Bihar along the Nepal border. Duncan Hospital is a unit of Emmanuel Hospital Association (EHA). EHA is a fellowship of institutions and individuals that exists to transform communities through caring, with primary focus on the poor and marginalized, including fighting human
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On March 16, 2022, JVI and partner EFICOR worked together with local authorities, including the Labor Department, Child Welfare Committee, and police, to rescue seven minor boys from child labor in a textile factory in Delhi. The boys, ages 7 – 15, had been working 12 hours a day with no pay. One of the
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On International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022 one of JVI’s justice hubs organized a training in Shivaji Nagar – one of the largest slums in Mumbai, India – where 41 teenage girls were trained on their rights and legal processes. The training started with a lesson on why we celebrate International Women’s Day. None of
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Rescuing victims of human trafficking is only half the battle. An integral aspect to JVI’s work is the rehabilitation of these survivors through aftercare. The journey to recovery can be long and complex. Renuka’s* story provides a glimpse of the many challenges survivors face as they navigate life after slavery. After being rescued from bonded
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In 2019, Savita* was rescued by JVI and local partners from a brick kiln where she was physically and racially abused. Savita was one of many women and men who were forced to work more than 12 hours a day with little to no pay and denied basic human rights. Following the rescue, JVI aftercare
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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 made, they are forced to work in brutal conditions – only to find
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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 be free to attend school, socialize and work according to legal limits as
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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 of rescue interventions. Some of these interventions take months to plan while we
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