Working against human trafficking is a huge challenge, says a member of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (FMM) congregation working in Chhattisgarh State, central India. “Working against the human trafficking in India is the most challenging task. It is a road less-travelled. It is a life-threatening apostolate, yet for the love of those women, we have to rescue, save and rehabilitate those victims of slave industry,” Sr Anne Jesus Mary, director of Jeevan Jharna Vikas Sansthan (JJVS, institute
for the development of life stream), Jashpur, told Matters India. On April 22, Sr Anne addressed on human trafficking conditions in the State of Chhattisgarh to a group of 50 priests and nuns who held a day- long CRI (Conference of Reli- gious India) regional meeting in Jashpur.
She spoke about the South Asian network of sisters working against trafficking, AMRAT, that comprises trained social workers, counselors, lawyers and many other professionals committed to confronting modern slavery. AMRAT members in India number about 600. Sr Anne is one of them.
