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Labour Standards

Jamaica renews commitment toward International Labour Standards

Jamaica ratifies the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006) and the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930

World Day against Child Labour 2017

"In conflicts and disasters, protect children from child labour"

“Children in areas affected by conflict and disasters are among the most vulnerable. No child must be left behind,” says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in his statement for World Day Against Child Labour.

Fair recruitment

Opening address at the National Anti-Illegal Recruitment Summit

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the National Anti-Illegal Recruitment Summit of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, 9 June 2017

Global Business Network

ILO Establishes a Global Business Network on Forced Labour and Human Trafficking

New network marks unique opportunity to address the scourge of forced labour and human trafficking in a rapidly changing world.

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Wagner Moura meets victims of forced labour

Ahead of the launch of the 50 for Freedom campaign in Brazil, ILO Goodwill Ambassador, Wagner Moura, heard the testimonies of a group of workers who were rescued from forced labour.

New ILO report

Reforming visa sponsorship systems for migrant workers can benefit destination countries in the Middle East

Reforming the current visa sponsorship arrangements that govern temporary labour migration in the Middle East would have wide-ranging benefits – from improving working conditions and better meeting the needs of employers, to boosting the economy and...

Alliance 8.7 Nationwide Consultations in Kyrgyzstan

On 14 March 2017, the ILO launched a nationwide consultations process in Kyrgyzstan to build public awareness and engage stakeholders at the national, sub-national and local levels in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...

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A journey through past and present-day slavery

The Copenhagen Workers’ Museum in Denmark is staging an exhibition, entitled “Stop Slavery”, on past and present-day slavery. It tells the story of the struggle against slavery across the centuries – from the transatlantic slave trade, to modern-day...

Tajikistan: Orientation Training Workshop on Forced Labour, Modern Slavery, Child Trafficking and Child Labour

On 30 March 2017, a one-day orientation-training workshop for national partners on forced labour, modern slavery, child trafficking and child labour was organized in Tajikistan.

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Poland renews its commitment to combat all forms of forced labour

The ratification of the Forced labour Protocol is gathering pace, with three new ratifications since January 2017.

Ending the instability in which modern slavery thrives

The UN Security Council is pushing for cooperation on cross-border prevention, protection and prosecution in fighting the widespread denial of basic human rights.

Global Estimate of Modern Slavery

ILO and Walk Free Foundation to collaborate on Global Estimate of Modern Slavery

Joint research by the International Labour Organization and the Walk Free Foundation will provide critical data for measuring progress on achieving Target 8.7 of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Baselines to achieve SDG Target 8.7

2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery

ILO Statement to the UN Security Council on Modern Slavery

Decent Work Country Programme for Republic of Uzbekistan extended for 2017-2020

ILO and Uzbekistan re-affirm their commitment to continue cooperation on further promotion of decent work principles in the country.

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Cyprus bolsters action against modern slavery

It becomes the twelfth country to ratify the Forced Labour Protocol, strengthening existing anti-slavery national legislation.

ILO launches a new initiative to eradicate forced labour

The ILO Office in Nepal organized the official launch of the “The Bridge Project - From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labour” in Lalitpur, Nepal. The project will support the Government of Nepal’s efforts in the fight...

ILO’s Decent Work Programne makes progress in Uzbekistan

Amid encouraging labour rights trends in Uzbekistan, the ILO has broadened its commitment to improve decent work and social justice in the country.

Our impact, their stories

From brooms to books: Ranjita returns to school

Many choose migration to escape poverty for themselves and their families. The ILO’s Work in Freedom programme reduces vulnerability to trafficking of women and girls by supporting informed migration, fair recruitment and decent work.

Forced labour

Finland joins renewed fight to end forced labour