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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2020 Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights – High-level Virtual Plenary
Remarks by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder
16 November 2020
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Fundamental rights for a better future of work
12 November 2020
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Rights at work
Fundamental rights at work can help build back better from COVID-19
28 October 2020
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International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Joaquín Furriel: Slavery has no place in the modern world!
24 August 2020
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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Fundamental principles and rights at work
Issue paper on COVID-19 and fundamental principles and rights at work
07 October 2020
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Country Baselines
2019 Annual Review under the follow-up to the ILO 1998 Declaration - Compilation of baseline tables, by country
07 October 2020
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Fair recruitment
Reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment: An ILO toolkit for journalists in Pakistan
31 August 2020