Africa

2009

1. Support to the Government of Zambia for the Implementation of Policy and the National Plan of Action against Human Trafficking

   04 November 2009

   Recognising the value of coordinated and collaborative programmes of support to the Government of Zambia, the UN Country Team has established a joint programme against human trafficking, involving ILO, IOM, and UNICEF. The objective of this programme is to contribute to the protection of people (especially children and women) from the harmful effects of trafficking by supporting implementation of Government’s policy and action plan against trafficking.

2008

1. Enhancing communities’ capacity in Nigeria and Ghana to combat human trafficking

   01 January 2008

   The project is linked to Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCP) currently being developed between Nigeria, Ghana and the ILO.

2007

1. Combating forced labour and discrimination in Africa

   17 May 2007

   Niger, one of the world’s most poverty-stricken nations, is one of a few African countries to have recognised a forced labour problem linked in large part to discrimination against people of slave descent.