Publications on forced labour

Issue paper on COVID-19 and fundamental principles and rights at work

07 October 2020

For the millions of workers already in vulnerable situations, the COVID-19 crisis can have devastating consequences: their fundamental rights at work are under threat, pushing them and their families towards greater insecurity. Safeguarding and extending fundamental principles and rights at work will therefore be critical to the success of both immediate and longer-term responses to the crisis in the world of work.
2019 Annual Review under the follow-up to the ILO 1998 Declaration - Compilation of baseline tables, by country

07 October 2020

(based on the reports of Member States that have not ratified all fundamental Conventions and/or that have not ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930)

Reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment: An ILO toolkit for journalists in Pakistan

31 August 2020

This toolkit was created to help journalists in Pakistan report on fair recruitment and forced labour.

Study on the recruitment and placement of migrant fishers from Indonesia: an ILO working paper

30 July 2020

This study is based on research was commissioned to address one of the key concerns of the Indonesian Government and stakeholders: the protection of Indonesian migrant fishers. Under the Indonesian Medium-Term Development Plan 2015–2019, a recruitment and placement system that protects migrant workers, particularly for those with skills in areas with market demand, is to be prioritized.

COVID-19 impact on child labour and forced labour: The response of the IPEC+ Flagship Programme

20 May 2020

What is the real impact of COVID-19 on child labour and forced labour? How the ILO has repurposed its resources and operations to mitigate the devastating effects of the pandemic? How the international community can contribute to this effort?

Presence of human trafficking and forced labour in labour migration - Sri Lanka

04 December 2019

This study was undertaken within the framework of the International Labour Organization (ILO) project on “Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons (EQUIP)”, funded by the US Department of States Bureau for South and Central Asian Affairs.

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