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Spread the Word to End Slavery on International Day for the Abolition of Slavery

Spread the World to End Slavery on International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (UN) 40.3 million people are enslaved in the world today—1 in 4 those enslaved are children. Help bring awareness to the issue of slavery in the world today by educatin

Celebrate International Human Rights Day

Celebrate International Human Rights Day (UN) on December 10th Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The UDHR is a mile

Invite your Church to Host a Freedom Sunday

Your church can help rescue enslaved people Freedom Sunday is an invitation for your congregation to learn about slavery and partner with IJM to end it. Dedicate a service to ending slavery, and your church can help send rescue to every child, woman

Urge Monster to Investigate Slavery Risk in its Drinks

Slavery is still a big problem in the global sugar industry. Sugar, mainly produced from sugarcane, is a main ingredient in most of Monster Beverage Corporation’s energy drinks, in the form of sucrose and glucose, and it is well-documented that force

Understand How Massage Parlor Trafficking Victims are Controlled

Massage parlor trafficking is happening in plain sight, in businesses that operate as if they are legal massage or bodywork establishments. "It persists because we choose to ignore it — as something harmless, as something inevitable, or both: at best

Learn About Bonded Labor

Imagine someone promises you a great job. It's in a different city or country, but the person offering you employment is kind and understanding. They know you come from a poor family, but they're willing to loan you the money to travel. Even better,

UN International Migrants Day

Modern day enslavement affects approximately 40 million people worldwide. Migrants are particularly at risk. They often incur very high debts in order to fund their journeys and no not have the proper paperwork upon arrival in a new country.  As a re

Petition the World Back to Suspend Loans to the Uzbek Cotton Industry

The World Bank and State-Sanctioned Forced Labor in Uzbekistan The World Bank is an international financial institution which loans money to developing countries. It currently provides approximately 500 million USD to Uzbek agricultural projects. Uzb

Watch Fraidy Reiss' Tedx Talk on Forced Marriage in the US

If you say "forced marriage" or "child marriage" to the average American, they will probably think of a sub-Saharan or South Asian country where economic hardship and traditional gender roles force families to marry their young daughters off to much

Learn How the University of Cincinnati is Fighting Human Trafficking

The University of Cincinnati's Human Trafficking Map Thanks to a grant from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services, the University of Cincinnati has developed a human trafficking map. This map identifies victims and survivors of the practice an