by Terry FitzPatrick | Aug 27, 2020 | Advocacy, COVID-19, India
The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted anti-trafficking work around the world. But the Free the Saves India team has continued to press ahead with vital online advocacy training that builds bridges between communities and government officials. FTS work in India...
by Terry FitzPatrick | Jun 18, 2015 | FTS Model for Freedom, India
Before they were rescued from slavery, residents of Sakdouri lived in terror.“Someone promised us jobs at a brick kiln,” says Durga. But they were never paid. “When we asked the owner, he beat us” Durga says.“The brick kiln owner and his supervisor threatened to throw...
by Free the Slaves | Jul 26, 2012 | India, Take Action
When I got the news, I rushed to the site with our local colleagues. I knew that this day would be especially important. Labor Department authorities were raiding a brick kiln. Freedom was within reach for 27 adults and 24 children. The raid was triggered by one...
by Free the Slaves | Apr 11, 2011 | FTS Updates, India
Supriya Awasthi, FTS’ South Asia Director, and our local Indian partner, DDWS, have successfully secured the release of eleven bonded laborers, toiling, without pay, on the sugar cane fields of western Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), northern India. Whilst surveying the work of...
by Free the Slaves | Mar 11, 2011 | FTS Updates, Slavery in the News
CNN’s coverage of anti-slavery efforts in Uttar Pradesh, India continued yesterday, with Indian Labor Secretary Prabhat C. Chaturvedi (shown in the video below) responding over use of the “S” word in the news reports. Secretary Chaturvedi disagrees with...
