All news: forced labour + trafficking in persons

Peruvian health professionals continue building their capacities to provide mental health care to trafficked persons

With technical assistance from the ILO, the Ministry of Health started the second edition of the job training program for personnel specialized in the provision of mental health care to victims of child trafficking.

Forced labour Conventions

China ratifies the two ILO Fundamental Conventions on forced labour

In a ceremony at the ILO, China presented the ratification documents for two additional ILO Fundamental Conventions, covering forced labour; the Conventions will enter into force one year after the signing.

Forced labour

New employers guide will support Malaysian rubber industry in fight against forced labour

The guide is produced by the Malaysian Rubber Council (MRC) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and through the support of the European Union. It provides practical guidance to employers in the rubber industry in...

Forced labour

Launch of guide “Addressing, preventing and eliminating forced labour in the rubber industry in Malaysia: A practical guide for Malaysian...

By Panudda Boonpala, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and Pacific at the Launching Ceremony: A Practical Guide on Forced Labour for Malaysian Rubber Industry on 8 August 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Joint press release

Egypt, UN and EU join forces to commemorate the fight against the crime

Enhancing social dialogues for decent working conditions in Indonesia’s fishing industry

Work in fishing is a hazardous occupation. Labour rights challenges in the fisheries sector such as weak labour inspection, poor occupational safety and health (OSH) and other problems related to working conditions can be improved through social...

Child Labour: Nigeria Intensifies Collaborations to Achieve SDG Target 8.7

In the global coordinated campaign to end all forms of child labour and forced labour, Nigeria, a pathfinder country intensifies efforts to rid its Artisanal Gold Mining (ASGM) and Cocoa value chains of the scourge, in line with the country's...

Statement by ILO's Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific to mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, the Regional Director, ILO Asia Pacific, met with grassroot organisers of SEWA union in Delhi. Supported by ILO’s Work in Freedom programme in India since 2014, SEWA organisers provided an overview of work done, COVID-19’s...

ILO’s Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific meets Labour Minister and key constituents in India

The RD visited India on her first mission and met the Labour Minister, constituents and the UN India team to strengthen the ILO’s Decent Work for All mandate in the country.

Workshop on Advancing Tripartite Social Dialogue in Uzbekistan

On 27 July 2022, taking stock on the recent success of Uzbekistan in eliminating the systematic resource to child and forced labour in cotton harvesting, the ILO Bridge Project organized in Tashkent a one-day workshop on social dialogue mechanisms.

Child labour and human trafficking

Top DJ duo NERVO debut song to raise awareness of child labour and human trafficking

Ahead of World Day Against Human Trafficking, top-ranked female DJ duo NERVO have teamed up with the children’s charity Hopeland and the International Labour Organization to urge action on child vulnerability, child labour and human trafficking.

Child labour

To fight child labour in Burkina Faso, education stakeholders built their capacities in Koudougou

The Permanent Secretariat of the Accelerated Schooling Strategy (Stratégie de Scolarisation Accélérée/Passerelle - SSA/P) of the Ministry of Education, Literacy and promotion of National Languages of Burkina Faso strengthen its action against child...

Forced Labour

Japan reinforces its commitment to fight against forced labour

Japan becomes the 177th Member State to ratify Convention No. 105

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“I realized forced labour was a huge social, economic and political issue”

Sharifa Madraimova is an Uzbek journalist and human rights activist. In 2011, she, like many fellow citizens, was requested to help with the cotton harvest. She refused and instead started writing about her experience. She tells us how the situation...

Better Work Jordan urges CSOs, media to strengthen workers’ voices

Programme, civil society organisations, and media outlets discuss working condition and compliance in the garment sector

Trade union capacity building

Indonesian trade unions enhance their capacity to promote collective bargaining and dispute resolution in palm oil sector

The ILO through its Advancing Workers’ Rights in Indonesia and Malaysia’s Palm Oil Sector project enhances the capacity of trainers and branch leaders of the national trade union confederations and their federations to improve conditions of work and...

Launch of the ITEF Platform: a private sector initiative supported by the ACCEL Africa project to strengthen the engagement and efforts in...

The ITEF platform aims to advocate with public authorities on the expectations of the private sector and contribute to the reporting system, particularly in the context of the ILO standards. The purpose is to position Côte d'Ivoire as a responsible...

ILO supports the launch of Indonesia’s first Trade Unions’ Network in the Fishing Sector

The 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme together with the Bureau of Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) supported the launch of a Trade Unions’ Network in the fishing sector aiming to foster a common voice between trade unions and to reinforce bilateral and...

Media Toolkit and Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration, Fair Recruitment and Forced Labour – Uzbekistan edition

A national adaptation of the Global ILO toolkit for journalists and the Media-Friendly Glossary on Migration, Fair Recruitment and Forced Labour was released in Uzbekistan.