All news: forced labour + trafficking in persons

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder To Visit Uzbekistan

A meeting between Sherzod Kudbiev, Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, and Kari Tapiola, International Labour Office, as well as Anton Hausen and Oksana Lipkanu, representatives of the International Labour Organization (ILO) project, took...

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You should be grateful!

That’s what countless trafficking victims are told – that they should be grateful to have a job, a roof over their heads and food, even if they’re exploited and abused. That’s exactly what Shadia was told by the employer for whom she worked for two...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina renews its commitment to eradicate modern slavery

By ratifying the ILO Forced Labour Protocol, Bosnia and Herzegovina commits to take effective measures to prevent forced labour, protect its victims and ensure that they have access to justice and remedies.

Value Chain Analysis: Joint Project for Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Kyrgyzstan

The JIA Business Association and the International Labour Organization are joining efforts to implement a pilot project in Kyrgyzstan to empower vulnerable families and eliminate the worst forms of child labour.

Child and forced labour

ILO continues rigorous monitoring of Uzbekistan cotton harvest

A statement in response to a report by Lasslett and Gstrein on the monitoring of Uzbekistan’s cotton harvest.

Sustainable Development Goals High on Trade Union Agenda

In June – August 2018, the Trade Union Federation of Kyrgyzstan (TUFK) with support of the International Labour Organization held workshops across the country on the role and policies of Kyrgyz trade unions in achieving sustainable development goals...

Domestic work

Recognizing the rights of domestic workers

Domestic workers are one of the groups most vulnerable to exploitation, violence, harassment, and forced labour. International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition reminds us that many women end up being trapped in abusive...

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Sri Lankan government pledges to combat human trafficking

The ILO project “Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons (EQUIP) funded by the US Department of States, Bureau for South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA) organised an awareness raising march to mark the “World day against Trafficking...

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Jordan: Migrant workers find ways to access justice

The combination of effective grievance procedures and action taken by a pioneering Workers’ Centre is helping to put an end to the abuse of migrant workers in Jordan.

International labour standards

Free trade deal with EU calls on Viet Nam to ratify remaining fundamental labour standards

ILO’s fundamental conventions provide for rights that should enable labour market actors in Viet Nam to decide on and support the adjustments to labour market governance necessitated by trade liberalization.

Labour rights: The means to tackle human trafficking

Op-ed by Ms Tomoko Nishimoto, the regional director for the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Asia and the Pacific. The ILO currently has nine programmes against forced labour and human trafficking worldwide, four of them are in Asia and...

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Mozambique commits to fight modern slavery

Mozambique has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol, thereby committing to take effective measures to prevent forced labour, protect the victims and guarantee that they have access to justice.

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Artists in Action: Ojalá Producciones highlights Modern Slavery

Learn more about how artists use their talents to support the campaign to end modern slavery.

Unveiling slavery

American humanitarian photographer Lisa Kristine discusses her work over the past 30 years documenting indigenous cultures and social issues such as modern slavery.

Malaysia develops its capacity to address forced labour

The International Labour Organization held a workshop on 26-28 June 2018 to help develop the capacities of judges and legal practitioners to fight forced labour in Malaysia.

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Tackling passport retention in palm oil

Ending passport retention is possible! In Malaysia, many employers see no harm in keeping their employees’ passports as a way to avoid turn over. However, some companies have started questioning this common practice and have found a way to ensure...

Global Summit in Singapore

The future we want depends on innovative policies, responsible business conduct and people-centred technology

ILO head says that “businesses have a central role to play in fighting the global scourge of forced labour”.

World Day against Child Labour

Kyrgyzstan: Looking for digital solutions to combat child labour

The ILO in Kyrgyzstan partnered with young information technology (IT) specialists to find ways of applying innovative digital technologies to help monitor child labour.

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Djibouti is determined to fight modern slavery

Djibouti has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol, the twenty-third country, and the fifth African Union Member State, to do so.

Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention

Thailand joins the global movement to combat forced labour