A month of braids: Braid number six!
CHENNAI, INDIA – "In a shocking rescue at a thread-making factory in Southern India, thirty-five girls between 14 and 18 years old were set free from slavery last week. Many had been trafficked from faraway states—forced to live and work nearly 2,000 miles away from their families. Ten men were also rescued from the factory."
"Some of the girls had been trapped there for four years—without pay. One girl shared how they were denied medical treatment—and in fact beaten if they ever got sick. One young woman was suffering from chronic pain; because she was barred from going to the hospital, a foot wound had developed into gangrene. Many gave examples of physical and verbal abuse, and some women told how they were assaulted when they were sleeping or even going to the bathroom.
The girls worked 13-hour days spinning cotton into thread. Girls who should have been in school instead became nimble experts at this incredibly tedious work. The factory became the only life they knew; one girl said they sometimes got to go to the market, but only under the watchful eye of a factory warden. She added, "We are locked inside the facility after work." {source}
IJM was able to rescue these girls, after quite a fight for freedom. But thanks to their brave work and the hand of God these girls are now free!
Read more of this story here
31 braids for 27 million in chains.
"Some of the girls had been trapped there for four years—without pay. One girl shared how they were denied medical treatment—and in fact beaten if they ever got sick. One young woman was suffering from chronic pain; because she was barred from going to the hospital, a foot wound had developed into gangrene. Many gave examples of physical and verbal abuse, and some women told how they were assaulted when they were sleeping or even going to the bathroom.
The girls worked 13-hour days spinning cotton into thread. Girls who should have been in school instead became nimble experts at this incredibly tedious work. The factory became the only life they knew; one girl said they sometimes got to go to the market, but only under the watchful eye of a factory warden. She added, "We are locked inside the facility after work." {source}
IJM was able to rescue these girls, after quite a fight for freedom. But thanks to their brave work and the hand of God these girls are now free!
Read more of this story here
31 braids for 27 million in chains.
Want to join the fun?
- Braid your hair differently everyday for freedom! Go here to read more about 'a month of braids'. Then comment below and leave a link to where you'll be posting your braids so I can see them too!
- Sponsor and pray! Donate to Campaign 1:17. [sponsoring amount ideas: fifty cents a braid, one dollar a braid, etc...] Donate here. Then, pray for me this month so I can continue to stay strong in my challenge and continue stand with those who stand alone.
- You can also see all the braids on Pinterest!
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