Learn About Bonded Labor
Millions of people around the world are trapped in debt bondage. It's the most common form of modern-day slavery, as well as the least understood.
Jeeta Vimukti Karnataka (Jeevika)
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History
Vimukti Trust/Jeevika has been in existence for over a decade with the sole purpose of eradicating bonded labor in Karnataka.‘Jeevika’ has been set up by the Vimukti Trust to run ‘back to school programs’ for children below 14 years, in order to prevent children from getting into bonded labor.
- Contact Information:
- 1289, ISEC Road,Nagarbhavi Post
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- India
- Active In: India
- Forms of Abolition:
- Awareness, Policy Making, Empowerment
- Forms of Slavery:
- Bonded Labor, Child Labor
- Tel: +91 (0) 802 321-0194
- Email: jeevika90@gmail.com
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