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Hundreds of families with young children work and live in these brickyards near Islamabad - often under conditions of bonded labour.

Guilherme Neto talks to these men about his experiences as a forced labourer and warns them about the dangers of being trapped in forced labour. 15 years ago, Guilherme Neto was a forced labourer. Now he is the director of the National Trade Union for Farm Workers CONTAG

Some forced labourers think that the situation is not that bad; as they say, at least they have a daily meal. Thanks to the joint efforts by the ILO Declaration project to combat forced labour and the Brazilian government, awareness is being raised as an important means of prevention. Piaui, Brazil.

These women selling butter nearby the village of Ibectaine are slaves. They all belong to and work for the same family.

Trafficking people: young girl victim of traffickers trying to smuggle her into Benin- picture taken at the border of Burkina Faso.