All news: forced labour + trafficking in persons

ILO signs US$1,300,000 partnership with Korean Government

The ILO and the Government of the Republic of Korea have announced their intention to sign an agreement that will enable two new projects to get underway.

Building the commitment to reach a future without child labour in Jember, East Java

Child labour is found in almost every district in Indonesia, including in Jember, East Java where child labour can be found in various sectors such as in agriculture, including plantations, as domestic workers and in (other parts of) the informal...

ILO handbook for labour inspectors on forced labour and human trafficking published in Azerbaijani language

Anti-trafficking training manual for law enforcers presented in Yerevan

Employers’ Code of Conduct signed in Armenia

Bringing hope to the hopeless

12 year old Murugesan from Tiruvallur District of Tamilnadu was obliged to replace his ailing father, who could no longer work at the local rice mill. His family was in debt to the mill owner and the boy had no choice but to go to work to pay back...

International Migrants Day 2010: A stronger commitment for the protection of Indonesian migrant workers

Approximately 700,000 documented Indonesian migrant workers go overseas each year to seek better income opportunities in the Middle East, South East Asia and East Asia. Of these documented migrant workers, approximately 80 percent are women working...

Employers’ Code of Conduct on Trafficking in Human Beings and Forced Labour signed in Georgia

Awareness-raising campaigns on trafficking in human beings, by Caroline O’Reilly, Brussels, October 2010

Delivered at the Anti-trafficking Day Conference, 18-19 October 2010, during the panel on “Presentation Exchange of best practices: Awareness-raising campaigns”

Children on the move - An ILO perspective

Presented by Hans Van de Glind, ILO-IPEC Child Labour and Migration Specialist, at the International Conference on "Children on the Move" - Barcelona, 5-10 October 2010

Council on Human Exploitation Issues studies surveys on migration in Armenia

The results of the surveys of external migration in Armenia for 2008-2009 and the analysis of labour migration trends and migration experience were represented at the meeting of the Council on Human Trafficking Issues on July 27.

Coordination between international agencies to combat trafficking in human beings, by Caroline O’Reilly, Strasbourg, September 2010

Delivered at the Committee of the Parties of the Council of Europe Convention on action against Trafficking in Human Beings, 13 September 2010

Joint oral statement at the European Parliament seminar on human trafficking, Brussels, June 2010

Oral Statement on behalf of UNHCR, UNICEF, OHCHR, UNIFEM, UNODC, and ILO, delivered at the seminar on “Combating and preventing trafficking in human beings: The way forward”

ILO statement at the European Parliament seminar on human trafficking, by Beate Andrees, Brussels, June 2010

Delivered at the seminar "Combating and preventing trafficking in human beings: The way forward", Brussels, 10 June 2010

Go for the Goal: End Child Labour

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) launch the advocacy campaigns for this year’s World Day against Child Labour today in Beijing, China. The theme for 2010 World Day against Child Labour is “Go...

A new anti-trafficking training manual for law enforcement agencies in Armenia launched with OSCE, ILO and UNDP support

Forced labour in Europe: cases, concepts and action, by Undine Groeger, Copenhagen, April 2010

Presentation to the conference on “Human Trafficking”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 April 2010

Speech at the Launch of the Project to Prevent Trafficking for Labour Exploitation (CP-TING II)

By Ms Ann Herbert, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

ILO launches the second phase of collaborative project to prevent labour and sexual trafficking in China

(ILO Beijing) ILO and the All-China Women Federation (ACWF) have been working in close partnership over the last four years to reduce the trafficking of women and children for labour exploitation. With the support of the Canadian International...

Labour inspection

Labour inspection in Europe: fighting undeclared work and trafficking

Europe’s labour inspectors face daunting challenges. They not only try to ensure decent working conditions, but also contribute to the fight against trafficking and undeclared work. ILO Online has set up a series of questions and answers about a new...