Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking
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Landmark Forced Labour Protocol enters into force
"Ratifying countries are now obliged to implement the treaty and report on measures taken." Committee on Forced Labour, ILC 2014.
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Sign up to end modern slavery
24.9 million people in forced labour. $150 billion in illegal profits. Support the international treaty to end modern slavery for good.
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Lured by a job, trapped in forced labour
In search of a job to support his family, a man accepts an offer from a recruiter and signs a contract for what looks like a good job with decent wages. Once at destination, the reality is very different.
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Fair recruitment Initiative
There are 232 million international migrants and 740 million internal migrants. Most are migrating in search of decent employment and a better livelihood.
Migrant workers who borrow money from third parties face an increased risk of being in forced labour. -
Alliance 8.7: For a world without forced labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and child labour
About 24.9 million people globally are victims of forced labour. Some 152 million children are in child labour, about half in its worst forms, primarily hazardous work. Alliance 8.7 is a coalition committed to accelerating and intensifying actions to tackle this problem and achieve Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7.
News
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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Celebrity voices, true stories of modern slavery
02 December 2021
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Winners of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge
Three Winners of the global category of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge
15 November 2021
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News
ILO announces the winner of the 3rd ILO Skills Innovation Call on Preventing forced labour in Africa
15 November 2021
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Global and National Research Agendas on Child Labour and Forced Labour
Strengthening the evidence base for achieving SDG Target 8.7
29 October 2021
Focus on
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The Fair Recruitment Initiative
The ILO has launched a global “Fair Recruitment Initiative” to: (i) help prevent human trafficking; (ii) protect the rights of workers, including migrant workers, from abusive and fraudulent practices during the recruitment and placement process; and (iii) reduce the cost of labour migration and enhance development gains.
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2030 Agenda for sustainable development
ILO contributions to achieve SDG Targent 8.7
Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and end child labour in all its forms.
It's time to ratify the ILO's Forced Labour Protocol
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The new legally-binding ILO Protocol on Forced Labour aims to strengthen global efforts towards combating forced labour, trafficking and slavery-like practices. Governments now have the opportunity to ratify the Protocol and integrate new measures at the national and regional levels to combat this crime.
Publications
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Fair recruitment
Reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment: An ILO toolkit for journalists in Uzbekistan
12 October 2021
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ILO report
Access to protection and remedy for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation in Belgium and the Netherlands
29 April 2021
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Publication
Promising practices for fair recruitment: Zero recruitment fee policy for (migrant) workers in Jordan
07 April 2021