400+ rescued from labor trafficking
Over 400 men, women and children have been rescued from international labor trafficking since June. Among those rescued were 76 children, some as young as 14 years old.
All had been lured out of Thailand by false job offers and ended up being forced to work in scamming call centers. Their working conditions were brutal – survivors reported being held against their will and electrocuted or subjected to solitary confinement as discipline.
Our rescue team in Thailand has been working tirelessly on these cases since June, in collaboration with other non-profit organizations and government agencies. Their work to rescue these 400+ lives included investigation, rescue operations, travel coordination to repatriate survivors and interviewing assistance.
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11 Kids Rescued from Sexual Exploitation in Zimbabwe
Eleven girls are now free from selling their bodies to survive.
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The girls, all between 13 and 17 years old, faced severe financial distress. Two of the kids had lost a parent and another three were orphans, forcing them to shoulder the strain of caring for themselves and their siblings.
Now, things are different. Each child has enrolled in a Freedom Plan, which will not only enable her to navigate the trauma she’s endured but also equip her to live financially stable. One brave survivor from this project, who’s a young mother herself, said, “Destiny Rescue really gave me hope.”
15 Girls Choose Freedom from Sex Trafficking
Fifteen children have been rescued from sex trafficking in Southeast Asia.
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The girls, who were all under 16 years old, had been lured from their homes with the promise of good jobs in the city. Instead, business owners forced them into exploitative work in bars and massage parlors where they were expected to endure sexual assault by the customers.
Over the course of three months, our undercover agents found each child and built trust before offering freedom. All 15 children have been successfully reunited with their families.
98 rescued from brutal labor trafficking operation
The survivors, including eight children, had been trapped in a call scam center in Asia.
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An international crime organization lured their victims with the false promise of a good job before locking them in a guarded compound and forcing them to work inhumane hours in a scam center.
The victims were confined, threatened and physically assaulted as they scammed victims for all they’re worth over time—a practice generally known as “pig butchering.” Some of the women were sexually abused.
Now, that nightmare is over. After helping free them, we aided local authorities in the repatriation process, ensuring the survivors returned home safely.
21 kids rescued in Kenya
21 children, 17 girls and four boys, were rescued from sex trafficking and exploitation
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The children, all between 7 and 17 years old, have enrolled in Freedom Plans. Together with our incredible team of agents and caseworkers in Kenya, they’ll work through the trauma they’ve suffered and work to develop an economic solution for each family, equipping them to live free.
12 Children free from exploitation in Kenya
All the children have been enrolled in Freedom Plans to begin a new, brighter chapter in their lives.
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The children ranged in age from 9 to 17. Our compassionate team of local caseworkers, led by a survivor herself, are helping the children deal with the trauma they’ve endured before equipping them to live free.