400+ rescued from labour trafficking

Over 400 men, women and children have been rescued from international labour 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.

Rescue Update Archive

43 Children Rescued from Sex Trafficking and Exploitation

Forty-three Kenyan kids are no longer trapped or abused.

Thirty-three girls and 10 boys are free! These children, the youngest of whom was just 6 years old, have been enrolled in Freedom Plans to address the vulnerabilities that led to their exploitation.

Intentional care, training and economic solutions will equip these brave children to live free from what left them vulnerable to exploitation.

18 Children Rescued from International Traffickers

Eighteen kids were rescued moments before traffickers escaped over the Nepal border with them.

Our brave border agents stopped criminals from trafficking 66 people, 18 of whom were children, out of their home country.

Traffickers will often build relationships with their targets for weeks or months before luring the victim out of the country with the promise of a good job, a better life or even a simple shopping trip.

Over the course of a couple of weeks, our agents stopped and interviewed hundreds of travelers crossing the border to investigate suspicious activity. Thanks to their courageous efforts, these 66 people will never have to face the horrors that often await victims on the other side.

11 Kids Rescued from Sexual Exploitation in Zimbabwe

Eleven girls are now free from selling their bodies to survive.

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.

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.

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.