19 May 2009, Plaza FX Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia National Stakeholder Hearing on the plight of Indonesian domestic workers Event organized in conjunction with the Launch of ILO’s Global Report on Forced Labour 2009 “The Cost of Coercion”: Global Report under the Follow up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work”
18 May 2009, Georgetown Law, Washington, USA Addressing Forced Labor in a Time of Global Economic Crisis - [pdf 124 KB] The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Harrison Institute for Public Law at Georgetown Law organizes a panel discussion on a unified approach to ending forced labour -- the role of governments, business, trade unions and civil society.
14 May 2009, DPI /NGO Resource Center, New York, USA Briefing “Forced Labour: The Cost of Coercion” - [pdf 79 KB] This briefing will look at what new tactics are being employed to combat forced labour and what steps must still be taken to create a world where human labour cannot be bought.
April 2009
27 April 2009 - 28 April 2007, Dubaï, United Arab Emirates Seminar on Labour and Human Rights, United Arab Emirates - [pdf 409 KB] The seminar is jointly organised by the Ministry of Labour of the United Arab Emirates, the ILO and the UNHCR, and is part of a national campaign aiming at spreading awareness on human rights in companies. One of the sessions will be dedicated to “Strategies for Deterring, Detecting and Combating Forced Labour”.
2-3 February 2009, Lisbon, Portugal Seminar for Labour inspectors on Forced Labour and Human Trafficking The ILO and the General Labour Inspectorate Portugal (ACT) are jointly organising a seminar for Portuguese labour inspectors on investigating forced labour in Lisbon on 2-3 February 2009. The workshop will bring together 30 Portuguese labour inspectors from regional branches international experts. ...
30 June - 1 July 2008, Bangkok, Thailand Addressing Forced Labour: The Role of Employers' Organisations and Business The conference will discuss why forced labour is an issue for employers and business and what role employer organisations should play to support the efforts of business in combating forced labour at national and international levels.
20 February 2008, Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Engaging Business: Addressing Forced Labour On 20 February 2008, the Coca-Cola Company hosted a conference on “Engaging Business: Addressing Forced Labour” at its headquarters in Atlanta. The meeting was sponsored by the U.S. Council for International Business, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the International Organization of Employers, in Cooperation with the International Labour Organization. ...
13-15 February 2008, Austria Center, Vienna, Austria The UN.GIFT Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking UN.GIFT aims to mobilize state and non-state players to eradicate human trafficking by reducing both the vulnerability of potential victims and the demand for exploitation in all its forms; ensuring adequate protection and support to those who do fall victim, as well as efficient prosecution of the criminals involved. ...
December 2007
5-6 December 2007, ILO, Geneva The role of labour inspectors in combating human trafficking and forced labour in Europe The meeting serves as a kick-of for ILO’s initiative to strengthen the role of labour inspectors in the national response against forced labour and trafficking. In the framework of this initiative, the ILO is currently developing comprehensive training materials to be used by labour inspectors.
October 2007
30 October 2007, London Slavery, Poverty and Social Exclusion - CO/DFID/ILO/ASI high-level Conference Ministers from the FCO and DFID, in conjunction with the International Labour Organisation and Anti-Slavery International, hold a high-level conference with especially invited representatives of civil society, business, trade unions and international organizations, to examine the relationship between slavery, poverty and social exclusion, including how the fight against poverty and human rights vi ...
September 2007
3 September - 14 June 2007, ILO International Training Center, Turin, Italy International Labour Standards for Judges, Lawyers and Legal Educators - [pdf 51 KB] The main objective of the seminar is to equip law professionals with the instruments enabling them to use international labour law elements at national level, including the relevance of ILS on the elimination of forced labour.
9-11 July 2007, Kunming, China ILO/ACFTU Workshop on Labour standards and fight against forced labour at workplace The workshop will address the role of trade unions in the prevention and eradication of forced labour. The whole training will be based on the principles and provisions of ILO labour standards esp. Conventions No.29 and No.105. ...