Change Makers Not Beneficiaries.

We are rebuilding our lives and want to be considered as key stakeholders in the decision-making process.

We Provide Platform. Build Perspectives.

We provide insights, expertise and evidences relevant to trafficking in India and most importantly bringing our perspective on the table.

National Federation of Trafficking Survivors

We have come together from different parts of the country with a shared vision of having a nation free from all forms of human trafficking.

Bring Traffickers to Justice. We Demand.

We want reforms in our INVESTIGATION SYSTEMS so that traffickers are punished and those who are vulnerable to trafficking are protected.

Not Victims, We are Survivor Leaders.

We have come together from different parts of the country with a shared vision of having a nation free from all forms of human trafficking.

OUR MILESTONES

20 June 2019

Survivor groups such as Bandhan Mukti, Utthan and Bijoyini from West Bengal and Vimukthi from Andhra Pradesh met in Kolkata and decided to set up a national platform in collaboration with other survivors’ groups from across the country.

20 August 2019

Survivor leaders reach out to 8 other collectives and named their alliance as Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking. Developed their logo and launched this website.

05 November 2019

All ILFAT members held their first meeting in Kolkata. Decided their vision and mission and prepared their charter of demands.

19 November 2019

ILFAT was launched in Delhi with a roundtable with members of Parliament and journalists. Held meetings with National Commission for Women, Ministry of WCD, Niti Aayog, etc.

IN THE NEWS

Trafficking survivors in Andhra call for restoring committees to support rehabilitation

14 June 2020| The News Minute Read the story

Crisis Of The Migrant Workers In India

11 June 2020| Business World Read the story

Four Human Trafficking Survivors Reveal Untold Horrors the Lockdown has Brought Upon Them

02 June 2020| Read the story

'Death Will Come Faster': Without Ration Cards, AP Sex Workers Wait for Govt Aid amid Lockdown

28 April 2020| News18.com Read the story

How 2,500 survivors have come together to start a forum to fight human trafficking

10 December 2019| Yourstory.com Read the story

OUR IMPACTS

2500+

Survivors onboard

Survivor leaders trained

Collectives engaged with

Indian states tapped

Indian Leadership Forum Against Trafficking (ILFAT) is a national platform by the survivors and for the survivors of human trafficking. It’s formed with a shared vision of having a nation free from all forms of human trafficking.

This forum is a platform for sharing insights, expertise and evidences relevant to trafficking in India and most importantly bringing our perspective on the table.

Watch the video to know our theory of change.

WE SPEAK

We feel valued and inspired, and find strength to build hope, and make a change in our own communities, amongst other survivors and fight our battles with traffickers and with corruption in the system.

Ashish Kumar

I was trafficked at the age of 16 from a remote village of Gaya to work in a bangle factory in Jaipur. I was rescued by the state task force and in August 2019 my trafficker was finally sentenced to life imprisonment. Through ILFAT I hope to help other survivors reach out secure the justice they are entitled to!

C. K. Haseena

I wish to advocate with the Government as a member of ILFAT for enabling the survivors of sex trafficking to enjoy their rights and also for empowerment of women in prostitution for their rehabilitation, victim compensation and also criminal justice services for stringent conviction to the traffickers

Nasima

I was trafficked in IX th standard by this person I have known since childhood. He was my neighbor’s relative. He pretended he wanted to hang out with me but instead had me trafficked. I was sold off at Bihar and stayed there for ten months. Eventually I got in touch with a few NGOs. They provided me with the necessary support. Now I am fighting in favour of the ToP Bill and aspire to take ILFAT to an international level.

Rahima

I was trafficked from Madrasa by the local shopkeeper who knew about my family’s financial condition. I was sold to a woman who ran a brothel in Delhi. After 3 years, I was rescued by a local NGO and I returned home. I now dream of being a successful businesswoman and supporting my family. I have joined ILFAT with a vision to pass the ToP Bill and work with survivors from all over India for our rights.