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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Press release
Italy adopts the first National Plan to tackle labour exploitation in agriculture
11 March 2020
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Forced Labour
Lithuania renews commitment to combat forced labour
06 March 2020
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Forced labour
Justices of the Peace, allies in the fight against forced labour in Peru
17 February 2020
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Forced and child labour
Forced and child labour in Uzbek cotton fields continues to fall
05 February 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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Publication
Presence of human trafficking and forced labour in labour migration - Sri Lanka
04 December 2019
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Technical Report
Measuring child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains: A global Input-Output approach
12 November 2019
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Report
Ending child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains
12 November 2019