All news: forced labour + trafficking in persons

International Migrants Day: Finding solutions to the problems 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...

Improving the Management of Migration Systems: Challenges for China and Europe, by Roger Plant, Bucharest, October 2009

Presentation to Workshop on “Addressing the Demand Side of Chinese Migrant Workers in European Countries”, Bucharest, Romania, 11-12 October 2009

Forced Labour: Global Perspectives and Challenges, by Roger Plant, Dublin, October 2009

Presentation to Seminar on “Strategies for Tackling Forced Labour”, Migrant Rights Centre Ireland, in Conjunction with the Anti Human Trafficking Unit (Department of Justice and Equality and Law Reform) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions,...

Trafficking for Labour Exploitation: challenges for criminal Law Enforcement, by Roger Plant, Cambridge, September 2009

Paper prepared for the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2 September 2009

Questions and Answers

Questions and Answers on Child trafficking (Training tools for ILO constituents)

Around one million children are trafficked worldwide today, and there is growing concern that the global economic crisis may further increase child vulnerability to trafficking. The ILO has been leading the fight against child trafficking, and is...

The Economic Crisis in Asia: It’s about real people, real jobs

When the financial crisis predictably turned into a jobs crisis, the Asia-Pacific region found itself facing mass unemployment. As many as 100 million people in Asia could be unemployed this year, according to ILO estimates. Allan Dow, ILO press...

Opening remarks on the World Day Against Child Labour 2009 “Give Girls a Chance”

By Ms Kathleen Speake，Chief Technical Advisor, ILO CPTING Project

ILO anniversary high on the agenda of national workshop in Tajikistan

On 3 June, Kokhi Vahdat, the main conference hall in Dushanbe, hosted a national workshop on the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Tajik Migrant Workers and a presentation of the ILO Global Report on Forced Labour.

The Launch of 2009 Global Report on Forced Labour: Abolishing forced labour in Indonesia through the establishment of international...

In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the International Labour Office (ILO) says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year. The report, entitled The Cost of Coercion, also...

New ILO report says “cost of coercion” to workers in forced labour surpasses USD 20 billion per year

In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the International Labour Office (ILO) says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year.

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New ILO report says “cost of coercion” to workers in forced labour surpasses USD 20 billion per year

In a new study on the patterns of forced labour worldwide, the International Labour Office (ILO) says the “opportunity cost” of coercion to the workers affected reaches over USD 20 billion per year.

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From labour exploitation to forced labour: a fine line

Forced labour is a crime that requires severe punishment. But clear guidance is needed, to determine the often thin dividing line between labour exploitation and forced labour. Zambia is one of the African countries to have taken steps both to...

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Questions and answers on “The cost of coercion"

A new ILO report on forced labour entitled “The cost of coercion” says that victims of forced labour lose an estimated USD 20 billion ever year in unpaid earnings. This and other findings provide a powerful economic argument for stepping up global...

Statement of the participants of the Asia Regional Good Practice Seminar

The statement is an outcome of the Asia Regional Good Practice Seminar held in Kathmandu, Nepal where more than 90 representatives of indigenous peoples, government and national human rights institutions from 13 Asian countries, along with...

Trafficking for Labour Exploitation - Conceptual Issues, and Challenges for Law Enforcement, by Roger Plant, Kiev, April 2009

Presentation to Fifth International Law Enforcement Conference, Kiev, 31 March- 2 April 2009

ILO renews supplementary understanding with Myanmar

ILO has agreed with the Government of Myanmar to extend for 12 months the ILO Supplementary Understanding which provides a mechanism for Myanmar Citizens to lodge complaints of forced labour through the ILO Liaison Officer in Yangon.

Forced Labour and Human Trafficking: the Labour Market Dimensions by Roger Plant, Athens, November 2008

Presentation to International Trade Union Conference on Combating Forced Labour and Human Trafficking, Athens, 21-23 November 2008

Preventing Human Trafficking

Opinion article: Preventing human trafficking, by Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. 10 October 2008. Human trafficking for labour exploitation is a gross human rights abuse. But there are proven...

International Labour Organization to Present a Series of ‘Proven Practices’ for the Prevention of Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong...

Government representatives, employers/ workers organizations & NGOs from five countries to participate in Bangkok presentations – 9th October 2008.

Opening remarks at the CPTING and TICW Experience Sharing Meeting in Kunming, Yunnan, People’s Republic of China

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific