Links

A 

• Antislavery International
  Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organisation and the only charity in the United Kingdom to work exclusively against slavery and related abuses.

B 

• Business for Social Responsability
  Business for Social Responsibility (BSR) provides socially responsible business solutions to many of the world’s leading corporations. They provide one page dedicated to forced labour.

C 

• Council of Europe - Action against Trafficking in Human Beings
  Since the late 1980s, the Council of Europe has adopted a variety of initiatives in the field of trafficking in human beings. Its Campaign "Not for sale" aims to raise awareness, among governments, parliamentarians, local and regional authorities, NGOs and civil society, of the extent of the problem of trafficking in human beings in Europe today. It highlights the different measures which can be taken to prevent this new form of slavery, as well as measures to protect the human rights of victims and to prosecute the traffickers.
• Coalition against Trafficking in Women
  The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is a non-governmental organization that internationally combats sexual exploitation in all its forms, focusing on human trafficking, especially sex trafficking of women and girls.
• Council of the Baltic States Task Force against Trafficking / in Human Beings
  The overall objective of the Task force is to counteract trafficking in human beings in the Baltic Sea Region through preventive and protective activities, focusing on persons over the age of 18.

D 

• DFID - UK Department for International Development
  This webpage provides information on contemporary slavery, including a brochure called "Breaking the chains: Eliminating slavery, ending poverty".

E 

• Ethical Trading Initiative
  ETI is an alliance of companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade union organisations who aim to promote and improve the implementation of corporate codes of practice which cover supply chain working conditions. Their ultimate goal is to ensure that the working conditions of workers producing for the UK market meet or exceed international labour standards.
• Ergon
  Ergon is an independent network of labour rights, human rights and governance experts. They publish a newsletter "Focus on Labour" and other materials on labour standards.

I 

• ILO Beijing - Forced labour China
  Website of the ILO Project on Forced Labour and Discrimination in China
• ILO Brazil - Combating Forced labour
  Website of the ILO Technical Cooperation Project "Fighting Forced Labour in Brazil"
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
  The ITUC’s primary mission is the promotion and defence of workers’ rights and interests, through international cooperation between trade unions, global campaigning and advocacy within the major global institutions.
• International Council on Human Rights Policy
  The Council was established in Geneva in 1998 to conduct applied research into problems and dilemmas that face organisations working in the field of human rights.
• International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
  The ISN is a free, internationally renowned knowledge network, based at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). It provides high-quality content on a broad range of subjects to encourage the exchange among international relations and security professionals worldwide. The ISN works to promote a better understanding of the strategic challenges we face in today’s changed security environment.

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• La Strada International
  The International La Strada Association is a network of nine independent human rights NGOs (Non-Governmental Organisations) in Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine. It aims to prevent trafficking in human beings, with a focus on women in Central and Eastern Europe.

U 

• United Nations Global Initiative to Fight Human Trafficking
  The UN.GIFT aims to mobilize state and non-state actors to eradicate human trafficking by (i) reducing both the vulnerability of potential victims and the demand for exploitation in all its forms; (ii) ensuring adequate protection and support to those who do fall victim, and (iii) supporting the efficient prosecution of the criminals involved, while respecting the fundamental human rights of all persons.
• UN Global Compact
  Aims to bring companies together with UN agencies, labour and civil society to support universal, environmental and social principles, including the prohibition of forced labour.

W 

• World Bank Core Labor Standards Toolkit
  The World Bank group provides a toolkit designed to assist staff in analyzing core labor standards (CLS) in Country Assistance Strategies (CAS), according to the recommendations of donors. It provides background information on four principles from international conventions known as "core labor standards." The toolkit also includes links to resources for finding information on a country's compliance with each of the standards and suggestions for integrating an analysis of the standards into the CAS.