trafficking

Amidst regional conflict, diverse communities in Manipur are coming together, recognising that protecting pangolins is vital for preserving biodiversity and ensuring a sustainable future.

Deceived by promises of a good job, 11 men became victims of bonded labour in Osmanabad, Maharashtra. Their ordeal ended when IPS Officer Atul Kulkarni led a rescue operation, freeing them from the inhumane conditions and ensuring their rehabilitation.

These are just a few examples of the kind of impact NASSCOM’s BigTech program has driven in association with several donor companies.

“It was after a jarring incident, when a desperately hungry child asked his mother to take a customer, that the gravity of the situation hit me hard.”

For victims of trafficking, timely help and support is vital.

“I did not allow them to leave. I said first talk to me and tell me how are these girls related to you. These girls had travelled all the way from Gujarat, they told me.”

One of the major objectives of AAWC is to “prevent the cycle of intergenerational prostitution” among the community.

Such groups, which started in 2004 in the in Sandeshkhali-Canning area, have now found presence in Kolkata, Malda and South 24 Parganas districts.

Withdrawal of old 500 and 1000-rupee notes is making it hard for traffickers, drug dealers and those involved in prostitution to conduct their illegal business.

Activists in the state have been educating tribals about the dangers of trafficking through innovative methods.