Thursday, 18 March 2010 at 23:50
IJM Breaking News Update
Location: Chennai, India
Date: March 12, 2010
Result: 13 slaves freed
Last Friday, IJM's Chennai team rescued 13 children, women and men from slavery in a large rice mill. Forced to live in tiny shacks within the compound, the slaves were desperate for release.
One of the victims, Mukesh*, was suffering from tuberculosis and had been forbidden from leaving the mill for treatment. At rescue, he had not eaten for four days
Today, he and the rest of the slaves are free. Mukesh is receiving medical treatment, and he and the other former slaves will receive funds and supplies from the government to build their new lives. IJM aftercare staff will provide them with continued assistance as they resettle in their home villages.
Thank you for joining with IJM to seek justice. This movement of friends, advocates and supporters around the world is what enables IJM to literally free slaves and change lives.
Gratefully,
Laurie Hayes
Director of Development
P.S. Sign up on IJM.org to hear about other recent rescues and opportunities to get involved.
* In order to protect the individuals IJM serves and those who carry out the work, pseudonyms (marked by an asterisk) have been used, though the accounts are real.
Location: Chennai, India
Date: March 12, 2010
Result: 13 slaves freed
March 12, 2010: A family gathers their belongings to leave the rice mill during the rescue operation conducted by IJM and local authorities.
Last Friday, IJM's Chennai team rescued 13 children, women and men from slavery in a large rice mill. Forced to live in tiny shacks within the compound, the slaves were desperate for release.
One of the victims, Mukesh*, was suffering from tuberculosis and had been forbidden from leaving the mill for treatment. At rescue, he had not eaten for four days
Today, he and the rest of the slaves are free. Mukesh is receiving medical treatment, and he and the other former slaves will receive funds and supplies from the government to build their new lives. IJM aftercare staff will provide them with continued assistance as they resettle in their home villages.
Thank you for joining with IJM to seek justice. This movement of friends, advocates and supporters around the world is what enables IJM to literally free slaves and change lives.
Gratefully,
Laurie Hayes
Director of Development
P.S. Sign up on IJM.org to hear about other recent rescues and opportunities to get involved.
* In order to protect the individuals IJM serves and those who carry out the work, pseudonyms (marked by an asterisk) have been used, though the accounts are real.
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