Read survivors’ stories about their experiences, how they dealt with mental health challenges, and their current journey and achievements.

The article highlights the ongoing issues faced by women workers in India’s garment export factories and Janaki from ILFAT further emphasizes the urgent need for stronger labor protections and enforcement.

Featured by UNODC to accelerate our efforts against human trafficking and end it.

On World Day Against Trafficking, we talked about the reasons behind the increase in human trafficking cases in the Sundarbans and how climate change is interconnected with human trafficking.

ILFAT’s received invitation from St. Xavier’s Mumbai expressed interest in conducting a session surrounding human trafficking and the role of media in preventing it.

ILFAT members participated in discussions on survivor leadership, highlighted the forum’s vision and growth, and explored avenues of collaboration with diverse stakeholders from the anti-human trafficking ecosystem.

Highlights the importance of achieving gender equality and equity, underscoring the vital role of survivor leadership in empowering survivor’s voices.

Featuring case studies of members from Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu showing the challenges they overcame and embarking on a journey of economic independence.

Covering the story of one of our male survivors from Chattisgarh- about his journey, challenges faced, and her work today as a survivor.

“I might have been a victim, but today I chose to be a survivor” Watch the inspiring story of one of our members who is also a trafficking survivor from West Bengal.

Covering the story of one of our survivors from West Bengal- about her journey, challenges faced, and her work today as a survivor.

Khemlal Khaterji, member of ILFAT gave a session at Xaviers college sharing basic knowledge about the space of human trafficking along with th experiences of survivors.

Read the story of Khemlal Khaterji, a labour trafficking survivor and know about the challenges he has faced and his growth while overcoming them.

Covering the story of one of our survivors from West Bengal- about her journey, challenges faced, and her work today as a survivor.

Watch this illustration video to understand a child’s vulnerabilities, journey, and how you can be a part of the solution.

She featured the journey of Hamida- a survivor from West Bengal on how she turned her pain into purpose.

मानव तस्करी को लाभ कमाने के तीसरे सबसे बड़े स्रोत के रूप में पहचाना गया है. मानवाधिकार दिवस पर, यह लेख सर्वाइवर्स की कहानी दर्शाता है

Together with Dr. Sarthak, a psychiatrist who actively advocates for and addresses important mental health issues we created a #wallofchange with messages received from his community for the survivors.

Together with Tanya, a lawyer influencer who talks about crucial issues, making the law accessible to everyone we created a #wallofchange with messages received from her community for the survivors.

Students of Vivekananda College wrote inspiring messages for the survivors on a physical wall within their college.

We partnered with We Are Yuvaa to transform the wall of shame, bearing societal judgments — into a #WallOfChange, with the message and support of the We are Yuvaa community for the survivors

The video highlights the stigma that trafficking survivors face after their rescue and introduces the Wall of change.

Rehabilitation and reintegration of human trafficking survivors into society is a journey fraught with challenges

Survivor leaders- Tithi and Khemlal this article focuses on AHTUs, their importance, and the need to strengthen the existing AHTU network.

World Mental Health Day is celebrated every year on 10 Oct, the purpose of which is to make people aware of mental health and educate against stigma.

How provision of early support/ counseling help survivors in their healing journey

Multiple survivors share their experiences of mental trauma calling for proper counseling and rehabilitation

The comic focuses on highlighting the realities that trafficking survivors face post their rescue.

The need for stringent laws to effectively curb the rising cases of trafficking in women and girls in India.

The legal provisions for compensation need to be victim-centric, and a more efficient system for accurate assessment of damages payable to the victim must be established

The need for the reintegration of trafficking survivors through a community-based approach, focusing on awareness, education, healthcare, employment opportunities, and financial inclusion

Better enforcement of the law to protect kids is the need of the hour.

Reports suggest that while there is an overall awareness against child labour and child trafficking, however most people are unaware that victims can avail compensation.

While commendable steps have been taken towards the prevention, protection, and rehabilitation of female trafficking survivors, there is a need for women survivors to rewrite their narratives and pioneer the anti-trafficking movement

A collective launched by a sex trafficking survivor is helping thousands of others learn about their rights and carve a better life

Nasima Gain, a 26-year-old human trafficking survivor was quick to say, “Lohe ko jitna peeto utna mazboot hota [the more you hit the iron, the stronger it gets],” when asked about her life.

In 2016, she started the Utthan Collective along with other survivors to work for the rehabilitation of trafficking victims. She is also a survivor leader at ILFAT, the first national forum for survivors.

The prize was awarded to a national collective of trafficking survivors called the Integrated Leadership Forum for Anti-Trafficking (ILFAT) for their work in enabling survivors to be leaders for the sector.

Sanjita Kumari from Jharkhand is a human trafficking survivor who is now working to support survivors like her across India

The new bill seeks to prevent and combat trafficking in persons, especially women and children, to provide care, protection, assistance and rehabilitation to the victims while respecting their rights

With the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown impacting sex workers harshly, the collective, including leaders of Vimukthi and ILFAT (Integrated Leadership Forum Against Trafficking), has sought help from the government to provide alternate sources of livelihood, ration cards and monetary compensation.

The reason for the massive failure of implementation the several well meaning directives was the lack of a system in place.

Offering a glimpse into the atrocities committed against women, she tells us, “Traffickers are coming inside the homes and scaring the women, telling them that if they step out of their homes, acid will be thrown on them, and their houses will be burnt down. Harassment has increased since the lockdown began.”

Bhanu Priya, 25, a sex worker, managed to earn Rs 5,000 a month. The money allowed her to pay for food and rent and also raise her four-year-old son. For nearly two months, however, Priya has had no work or money. With the coronavirus pandemic forcing the country into lockdown, the business has dried up. With no ration card, transport and no savings, Priya is now at the end of her tether. "If this goes on, my son and I will die of starvation," she said.

The Integrated Leaders Forum Against Trafficking (ILFAT) was formed to end all forms of human trafficking in the country. Four women survivors tell us their stories and their work with the platform.

As scattered groups across the country come together under one forum, bringing the trafficker into the dock will be the most critical challenge

With the intent to end all forms of human trafficking, over 2,500 survivors have come together to form the Integrated Leadership Forum Against Trafficking (ILFAT).

Around 2,500 survivors of all forms of human trafficking have come together in the last few months to form their own platform and develop

In 2016, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal, issued an order directing all health service providers