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May 2013

  1. © Garde Bertrand / Hemis.fr 2013

    Report on the Fishing industry

    Caught at sea: fighting forced labour in the fishing industry

    31 May 2013

    The fishing sector is an important source of employment, income and food production for many countries. But there are serious incidents of abuse in some fisheries and fishing vessels. By Beate Andrees, head of the ILO’s Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour.

  2. Bonded labour

    Tackling Bonded Labour in Tamil Nadu

    03 May 2013

    In India's Tamil Nadu state, thousands of people desperate for money are offered advance payments to work in the region's many brick kilns. While this system has worked well enough in the past for both employers and workers, many workers run the risk of "debt bondage" because they cannot leave the worksite until they repay the advance in full. But the situation is changing now, by ILO working with government and employers, and showing workers how they can take more control of their own lives.

April 2013

  1. ILO Blog by Beate Andrees

    Hope is worth much more than money

    03 April 2013

February 2013

  1. ILO report

    ILO: Tougher measures needed to curb forced labour

    08 February 2013

    According to an ILO report, the need to deter would-be perpetrators is widely recognized, but more effort is needed to identify cases of forced labour and to prevent the crime.

  2. Video

    Face Up to Forced Labour

    08 February 2013

    A public service announcement linked to a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO) looks at the "opportunity cost" of coercion to workers affected by forced labour, and details the growing number of unethical, fraudulent and criminal practices that can lead people into such situations.

January 2013

  1. Migrant workers

    Fighting forced labour with education

    04 January 2013

    Nepalese women migrating as domestic workers often risk falling prey to human trafficking. A little knowledge can go a long way towards reducing their vulnerability.

November 2012

  1. Public Service Announcement

    Jada Pinkett Smith: End Slavery Now!

    30 November 2012

    Today, 21 million women, men and children are trapped in slavery all over the world. Jada Pinkett Smith has teamed up with the ILO and its new campaign End Slavery Now, and so can you!

  2. Video interview

    21 million trapped in modern slavery

    30 November 2012

    Modern slavery, forced labour, still traps more than 20 million people around the world in different forms including debt bondage, forced begging, or trafficking. According to Beate Andrees, Head of the ILO's Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, one of the main problems in the fight against modern slavery is how to identify victims of this crime. The ILO plays a key role in training institutions to take legislative action that enable societies to implement and enforce laws that make modern slavery a crime.

  3. Rights in Myanmar

    Reform process in Myanmar is irreversible, says ILO expert

    16 November 2012

    As US President Barack Obama heads to Myanmar, the ILO’s liaison officer in Yangon discusses the various changes this Southeast Asian country has been going through.

September 2012

  1. Forced labour

    ILO hails US campaign against "modern slavery"

    28 September 2012

    The International Labour Organization welcomes US President Barack Obama’s strong stance against forced labour, which affects some 21 million people worldwide.

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