News on forced labour
December 2019
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Unions in Ukraine join the campaign to end violence and harassment at work
05 December 2019
Trade unions in Ukraine have shown strong committment to ending violence and harassment in the world of work.
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ILO calls for unity to end modern-day slavery
02 December 2019
On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, Channel Africa's Zikhona Miso spoke to the ILO's forced labour senior specialist, Luiz Machado about what can be done to eliminate forced labour around the world.
November 2019
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Countries in Asia and the Pacific drive action to end child labour, forced labour and human trafficking
22 November 2019
Asia-Pacific countries committed to accelerate action and strengthen collaboration to ensure that all women, men, girls and boys are free from child labour, forced labour and human trafficking.
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Asia Regional Conference on reaching SDG Target 8.7: Eradicating forced labour, human trafficking and child labour
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Child labour and human trafficking remain important concerns in global supply chains
12 November 2019
New estimates of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains are revealed in a report compiled by the ILO, OECD, IOM and UNICEF – members of the Alliance 8.7 partnership on child labour, forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking.
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Malawi renews commitment toward International Labour Standards
12 November 2019
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We need to do more to protect migrant workers, says the ILO's Michelle Leighton
05 November 2019
CNN International interviews Michelle Leighton, Chief of the ILO's Labour Migration Branch to discuss what can be done to better protect migrant workers from human trafficking and forced labour.
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Children and labour don't belong together
04 November 2019
40 million people in modern slavery. 152 million girls and boys are trapped in child labour. Malaysian artist, Nazreen Mohamad, wrote and delivered this beautiful poem.
October 2019
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Better labour inspection cuts abuses in the Thai fishing sector
21 October 2019
The ILO is training labour inspectors in Thailand as part of a project to prevent and reduce unacceptable forms of work in the country’s fishing and seafood industries.
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ILO Commission of Inquiry issues report on complaint against the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
03 October 2019
The Commission of Inquiry set up by the ILO Governing Body to examine a complaint against the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has adopted its report.