Every day, countless people are sold into slavery, as slave owners make a profit off their misery.
International Justice Mission is a global organisation with a plan to eliminate the slave trade everywhere.
Strengthen justice systems
Slavery still exists because traffickers can freely exploit people. We provide training, mentoring and support to local law enforcement and community leaders to stop the cycle of violence and protect people from ever experiencing abuse.
We’ve seen slavery reduced by up to 86% in places we’ve worked.
Read more of IJM’s studies and research.
Rescue and restore victims
We partner with local authorities to bring children, women and men to safety and provide trauma-informed support.
Over 85,000 people have been brought to safety from slavery and violence.
Read inspiring accounts of change and survivor stories here.
Bring criminals to justice
We work alongside justice system officials to ensure that traffickers and perpetrators are held accountable, stopping the cycle of violence and deterring others from abusing vulnerable people.
Learn more about how we partner alongside justice systems in the latest peer-reviewed studies and findings.
We scale demand for protection
We convene and equip champions to advocate for protection as an essential and tangible future for everyone.
IJM works in 16 countries around the world to stop slavery and violence.
Here are the forms of injustice we currently address:
Forced Labour Slavery
Forced labour slavery uses deception, threats or violence to coerce someone to work for little to no pay.
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Sex Trafficking
The nightmare of sex trafficking thrives when law enforcement cannot protect vulnerable children and women.
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Forced Scamming
Migrant workers are being trafficked to Southeast Asia and forced to conduct scams online for up to 20 hours a day, six days a week.
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Online Sexual Exploitation of Children (OSEC)
Online sex offenders from Australia and other countries pay to livestream the sexual abuse of children.
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Sexual Violence against Children
Sexual violence is a truly global epidemic that leaves millions around the world terrified in their homes, schools and neighbourhoods.
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Violence Against Women and Children (VAWC)
Women and children are particularly vulnerable to violence when no laws are enforced to protect them.
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Police Abuse of Power
When police are free to misuse their power, vulnerable people are the ones who suffer from their violent actions and false accusations.
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Our proven Justice System Transformation model
Think of the justice system as a pipeline. In broken systems the poor are not safe. The UN estimates that nearly 4 billion people live outside of the protection of the law. Many justice systems are broken, corrupt, under-resourced, and overworked.
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- Prosecutors
- Judges
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Change is not only possible. It’s happening.
See our Community Protection Model in action – read more about IJM’s latest breaking news stories and work with local partners.
