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Sri Lanka renews commitment to combat forced labour

Sri Lanka has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention becoming the 31st ILO Member State to do so.

Project “Combating Child Labour and Human Trafficking in Central Asia. Commitment becomes Action” In Kyrgyzstan Successfully Completed

On 10 April, the city of Bishkek hosted a phase-out workshop to discuss achievements, good practices and lessons learnt in the course of implementation in Kyrgyzstan of ILO-IPEC Project “Combating Child Labour and Human Trafficking. Commitment...

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Activists welcome progress towards eradication of forced labour, child labour in Uzbekistan

A conference in Brussels has welcomed an ILO report that found the Uzbek government did not systematically use child labour or forced labour during the 2018 cotton harvest. The report found that government reforms are having an impact, but that...

ILO reports historic progress on child labour and forced labour in Uzbek cotton fields

According to a new ILO report, systematic or systemic child labour and forced labour were not exacted by the government of Uzbekistan during the 2018 cotton production cycle. Reforms announced by the government are having an impact, yet there are...

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The transformative power of street art

Art “from the street” for the children “of the street”: the Street Art for Mankind organization joins the 50 for Freedom campaign to raise awareness on forced labour and human trafficking.

ILO Committee of Experts discusses forced labour and freedom of association in Myanmar

New conclusions on Myanmar were issued by the ILO Committee of Experts in February 2019 and are now available in Myanmar language.

Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work among cotton growing communities in Pakistan

Two awareness raising seminars were organized for the cotton growing communities of Multan district in cooperation with FAO.

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Malta renews commitment toward International Labour Standards

Malta ratifies the Tripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention, 1976 (No. 144), as well as of the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930

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Ireland joins efforts to combat forced labour

Ireland has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, becoming the 29th ILO Member State to do so.

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ILO Joined Kyrgyzstan’s 100 Days Against Trafficking in Persons Campaign

The International Labour Organization (ILO) joined Kyrgyzstan’s 100 Days Against Trafficking in Persons National Campaign which took place in September – December 2018. In the course of the campaign, representatives of the ILO which will mark its...

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Russian Federation’s renewed commitment to combat forced labour

The Russian Federation has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, becoming the 28th ILO Member State to do so.

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International Migrants Day 2018.

Sri Lanka’s Migrant Women Domestic Workers: The Family Background Report five years on

ILO Director-General on First Ever Visit to Uzbekistan

Mr. Guy Ryder, Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), is on his first ever visit to Uzbekistan.

Southeast Asia to strengthen efforts to end human trafficking and forced labour in the fishing industry

Government, employer, worker and civil society representatives from eight Southeast Asian countries have reached an agreement to establish the Southeast Asian Forum to End Trafficking in Persons and Forced Labour of Fishers (SEA Forum for Fishers)...

Key achievements: FAIRWAY Labour Migration Journalism Fellowship Programme

The fellowship was implemented in partnership with the Ethical Journalism Network, training journalists to report on labour migration in a rights-based and ethical manner.

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Israel determined to combat modern slavery

27th country to ratify the Protocol, the government of Israel has expressed its willingness to act jointly with the global community “to end modern slavery in all its ugly forms”.

Completion of the ILO-IPEC Project “Combating Child Labour and Human Trafficking in Central Asia: Commitment Becomes Action, 2017-2018”: A...

On November 22, 2018 a wrap-up meeting to discuss the outcomes of the ILO Project “Combating Child Labour and Human Trafficking in Central Asia: Commitment Becomes Action” (2017-2018) was held in Dushanbe.

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Major progress on forced labour and child labour in Uzbekistan cotton fields

International Labour Organization monitors say that forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan has been significantly reduced. As in previous years child labour is no longer a concern.

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Workshop to discuss innovative approaches to eliminate child and forced labour in the cotton industry

Liberian Government Commends ILO’s Support in the fight against Trafficking In-Persons

Following the need to enhance the knowledge of the National Focal Persons (NFPs) on issues of forced labour, trafficking for labour exploitation and child labour, the International Labour Organization’s project, “Support Free Movement of Persons and...