ILO publications

2009 

• Labour migration and the emergence of private employment agencies in Tajikistan: A review of current law and practice - [pdf 7970 KB]
  Joint publication of the International Labour Organization and the International Organisation for Migration. This study is the first in-depth analysis of the normative framework regulating PrEAs in Tajikistan. It also describes practical experiences of the industry including various abusive practices that require the attention of law makers.
• Preventing Forced Labour Exploitation and Promoting Good Labour Practices in the Russian Construction Industry - [pdf 3872 KB]
  Joint report: International Labour Organization and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. ...
• Executive Summary "Forced labour: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy" - [pdf 182 KB]
  This co-publication by the ILO and Lynne Rienner is based on more than six years of research and features case studies from Latin America, South Asia, Africa and Europe.
• Fighting forced labour: the example of Brazil - [pdf 1824 KB]
  For some fifteen years, since a new inter-ministerial body was created in 1995 to coordinate action against forced labour, Brazil has been addressing the problem with vigour and determination. It has done so in many ways, involving different government agencies, employers’ and workers’ organizations, civil society, the media, academic organizations and others.
• Recruitment of Pakistani Workers for Overseas Employment: Mechanisms, Exploitation and Vulnerabilities - [pdf 453 KB]
  This study in Pakistan was commissioned against the backdrop of growing concern globally about the particular vulnerability of both regular and irregular migrant workers to exploitation, trafficking and forced labour. ...
• Unravelling the vicious cycle of recruitment by Rita Afsar, Ph.D. Senior Research Fellow Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies - [pdf 512 KB]
  This study in Bangladesh was commissioned against the backdrop of growing concern globally about the particular vulnerability of both regular and irregular migrant workers to exploitation, trafficking and forced labour. ...
• The cost of coercion - [pdf 1074 KB]
  Forced labour is the antithesis of decent work. The least protected persons, including women and youth, indigenous peoples, and migrant workers, are particularly vulnerable. Modern forced labour can be eradicated with a sustained commitment and resources.
• Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: Casebook of Court Decisions - [pdf 839 KB]
  This training manual for judges, prosecutors and legal practitioners

2008 

• Forced labour and human trafficking: A toolkit for trade unions in Zambia - [pdf 1358 KB]
  This toolkit was developed in collaboration with trade unions in Zambia. It aims to provide practical guidance and suggestions that will allow trade union officers and members to recognize forced labour and to take action to prevent it and assist its victims.
• Forced labour and human trafficking: Guidelines for labour officers in Zambia - [pdf 418 KB]
  To win the war on forced labour, labour inspectors and other law enforcement officers need the right tools. They need to have a stronger grasp of the concepts, and indicators of possible forced labour situations. This is the role that these guidelines will play.
• Handbook for employers and business – Booklet 3 Guiding Principles to Combat Forced Labour - [pdf 121 KB]
  A set of principles based on ILO standards and jurisprudence to guide business action against forced labour and trafficking.
• Handbook for employers and business – Booklet 2 Employers' Frequently Asked Questions - [pdf 823 KB]
  A quick reference guide for managers, human resource personnel and others, that answers FAQs from employers. The guide addresses topics such as prison labour, forced overtime and debt bondage in an easy-to-use format.
• Handbook for employers and business – Booklet 1 Introduction and Overview - [pdf 310 KB]
  This new handbook provides guidance material and tools for employers and business. Part 1 presents information about relevant international standards, recent figures and data, and forms of forced labour in the global economy alongside excerpts of international Conventions and Protocols.
• Handbook for employers and business – Booklet 7 Case Studies - [pdf 396 KB]
  Selected examples of company and industry action that indicate the variety of approaches business actors can take in addressing forced labour at the workplace and in supply chains.
• Handbook “Combating forced labour: A handbook for employers and business” - [pdf 1997 KB]
  This handbook provides guidance material and tools for employers and business to strengthen their capacity to address the risk of forced labour and human trafficking in their own operations and in global supply chains.
• Handbook for employers and business – Booklet 4 A Checklist and Guidance for Assessing Compliance - [pdf 334 KB]
  A checklist designed for social auditors and other practitioners for use in enterprise-level assessments. The tool includes questions as well as policy guidance and technical advice on how to conduct assessments.
• Handbook for employers and business – Booklet 5 A Guide for Taking Action - [pdf 226 KB]
  Presents some of the key measures that companies and employers' organisations can take to address forced labour at enterprise, national and industry levels, and in global supply chains.
• Handbook for employers and business – Booklet 6 Tips for Taking Action - [pdf 129 KB]
  A set of practical reference guides that identify some of the concrete measures and benefits that companies can take to address forced labour and trafficking.
• Investigating forced labour and trafficking: Do they exist in Zambia? - [pdf 7229 KB]
  This research project was undertaken in response to an approach by the Zambian Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) to the International Labour Office (ILO) to request assistance to look into the possible existence of forced labour practices in Zambia. ...
• Forced labour and human trafficking: handbook for labour inspectors - [pdf 2269 KB]
  The handbook is a tool for training. It seeks both to inform labour inspectors of the facts and trends of modern forced labour and the challenges before them, and to promote discussion as to how labour inspectorates worldwide could be harnessed more effectively to global efforts against forced labour and trafficking.