All news: forced labour + trafficking in persons

New US Department of Labor funding to advance the fight against child labour, forced labour and human trafficking worldwide

Contribution of US$ 10 million supports ILO’s work to address the root causes of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking

Engaging trade unions on the protection of Indonesian fishers from forced labour

ILO promotes ratification of Forced Labour Protocol No. 29 in Indonesia

Opinion editorial

Migrant fishers prone to modern slavery

An opinion editorial by Tauvik Muhamad, programme manager for ILO's skills development and Muhammad Nour, ILO's programme coordinator for Accelerator Lab 8.7, in conjunction with the commemoration of the International Migrants Day. The opinion...

International Migrants Day

Winners of the 2021 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

The competition aims to promote balanced and ethical reporting on migrants and labour migration and encourage the media to address stereotypes and misconceptions.

ILO discusses the role of cooperatives in promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) in value chains

The ILO was invited to participate and present in the panel “Strengthening our Cooperative Identity by supporting ethical value chain management” organized in the framework of the ICA’s 33rd World Cooperative Congress.

Global Media Competition: Online anthology on Migrant Domestic Workers

Since 2015, the International Labour Organization and its partners have organized an annual Global Media Competition on labour migration to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment.

Our impact, their voices

Eliminating bonded labour in Nepal: the example of the Bridge Project

In order to decrease their vulnerability and ensure they never fall back into forced labour situations, the ILO’s Bridge Project is supporting former bonded labourers of Nepal through livelihood trainings.

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 1: Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work in the SSE

The electives of the SSE Academy were designed for practitioners from around the world to share and discuss practices, ideas and models for SSE action in specific fields. The first elective 1 took place on 16, 17 and 18 November 2021. It focused on...

Forced labour

Malaysia takes major step towards ending forced labour

National Action Plan launched with aim to eliminate forced labour in Malaysia by 2030.

Measures discussed to reduce exploitation of Overseas Pakistanis in recruitment process

An awareness raising and policy dialogue on promoting fair recruitment practices to reduce possible exploitation of migrant workers from Pakistan was arranged in Peshawar.

Child labour in Burkina Faso

Prevention of child labour through the socio-professional reintegration of children withdrawn from the cotton, textile and garment value...

Ouagadougou (ILO News) - The CLEAR Cotton project is strengthening its strategy to combat child labour in Burkina Faso. It recently signed two agreements for the implementation of integrated programmes for the prevention, identification and...

ILO announces the winner of the 3rd ILO Skills Innovation Call on Preventing forced labour in Africa

The winner of the 3rd ILO Skills Challenge Innovation Call has been announced, and the USD 30,000 prize has gone to a youth entrepreneurship network in Comoros.

Winners of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge

Three Winners of the global category of the SDG 8.7 Innovation Challenge

Three proposals were selected to develop and implement their innovative ideas to develop digital information systems to promote collaborative work among relevant partners in the fight against child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in...

News

Sabah stakeholders seek solutions to forced labour, child labour challenges

Challenges and best practices to address child and forced labour were discussed by a wide range of Sabah stakeholders recently.

Global and National Research Agendas on Child Labour and Forced Labour

Strengthening the evidence base for achieving SDG Target 8.7

The ILO RTA project is developing global and national research agendas through consultations with funding partners, policymakers, and researchers

ILO collaborates with NASCENT Research and Development Organisation to implement direct interventions to eliminate child labour within...

The program of action will support children aged 14-17 years in vocational training and provide post-training support and transition from school to work, as well as referral of children to the formal education system.

Access to protection and remedies for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation

Last week, ILO Brussels and SIOD jointly organised an online workshop on ‘Access to protection and remedies for victims of human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation’.

Announcing the finalists of the 3rd ILO Skills Challenge Innovation Call on Preventing forced labour in Africa

The finalists will be invited to present their ideas to a panel of experts during a virtual pitch event.

SDG target 8.7

The United Nations system supports Côte d'Ivoire in its strategic planning of priority actions to combat child labour.

The challenge for the Government is to achieve a real synergy of action between all actors, both public and private, technical and financial partners and civil society organisations, at both central and decentralised levels