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IOM, ILO, and Government of Japan join hands to promote safe and regular migration, support reintegration and skills enhancement for...

Forced labour

Annual profits from forced labour amount to US$ 236 billion, ILO report finds

The new study on forced labour in the private sector reveals a 37 per cent rise in illegal profits from forced labour since 2014.

Forced labour

Key stakeholders discuss how to tackle forced labour and make it less profitable

The illegal profits from forced labour have risen significantly over the past decade, and are highest in Europe and Central Asia. A high-level conference in Brussels discussed the way forward.

Peru has interinstitutional guidelines for the identification and referral of cases of forced labor and trafficking in persons

The mechanism is the result of the joint efforts of the National Coordination of Specialized Prosecution Offices for Trafficking in Persons, with technical assistance from specialized agencies of the United Nations: ILO, and UNODC

Media Advisory

ILO to release new report on the economics of forced labour and illegal profits

The ILO will publish the second edition of "Profits and Poverty: The economics of forced labour report", which will unveil the latest estimates of illegal profits derived from forced labour.

Forced Labour and Human Trafficking

Balochistan Officials Empowered Against Forced Labor and Human Trafficking

One of the BRIDGE project’s aims in Pakistan is to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies and relevant stakeholders in Balochistan province to combat forced labour, bonded labour, and human trafficking

ILO and trade unions strengthen collaboration with Central Java on labour rights for fishers

The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab and Trade Union’s in the Fishing Sector conducted a series of activities to strengthen collaboration with Central Java’s relevant stakeholders in fishing sector

Promotion of social dialogue

Indonesian palm oil sector improves labour-management cooperation through social dialogue

The ILO facilitates workers and employers of the Indonesian palm oil sector to promote social dialogue for improved productivity and workplace cooperation.

Our impact, their voices

Migrant Resource Centre reduces migrant fishers’ vulnerability at sea

Lack of access to information on migration has made migrant fishers vulnerable to exploitation. The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab Initiative and the Indonesian Migrant Worker Union (SBMI) have set up a Migrant Worker Resource Centre (MRC) to better...

Child Labour and Forced Labour

Addressing Child Labour in Mombasa: Stakeholders’ chart a way forward

Child Labour and Human Trafficking

Strengthening Collaboration Against Child Labour and Human Trafficking"

On February 22nd, 2024, the ILO CAPSA Project Team, together with the Directorate of Children’s Services – Kajiado and esteemed project partners such as the African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse (ANPPCAN Organization)...

Human Trafficking

Awareness Against Human Trafficking Vital Role in Anti-Trafficking Efforts

Interregional Knowledge and Experience Sharing Forum on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration Concluded

Forum aims at promoting South to South Cooperation and foster inter-regional coordination, on thematic areas of labour migration and child labour.

ILO and BRIN kick off a joint survey on decent work in marine fishing in Indonesia

To support more efficient policies and interventions that better protect Indonesian fishers from forced labour, the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab initiative and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) conducts a joint survey on fishers’...

Opinion editorial

Indonesian migrant workers' precariousness in sea-based sectors

An opinion editorial by Mi Zhou, Chief Technical Advisor of the ILO Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia programme, published by the Antara News on 18 December.

The Supreme Court of Justice of Peru improves the interpretation of trafficking in persons

Criminal Chambers of the Supreme Court issued a new plenary accord to improve the interpretation of trafficking in persons with support from the ILO

International Migrants Day

Winners of 2023 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration announced

The winning entries are examples of balanced and ethical reporting on migrant workers and labour migration that also help to address stereotypes and misconceptions.

Peruvian Specialized Prosecution Offices for Trafficking in Persons unify legal interpretation criteria and enhance their capacities...

With technical assistance from specialized agencies of the United Nations - ILO, IOM, and UNODC - prosecutors reached consensus on the prosecution of trafficking in persons and modern slavery. They worked on practical cases and received training in...

Young Survivors of Trafficking in Persons Receive Entrepreneurial Training from Businesswomen to start their own projects

These training sessions build on the ILO’s efforts on the GET Ahead methodology for capacity building of adolescent survivors of trafficking in persons

ILO at the 12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights Forum

The ILO participated extensively in the 12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, held from 27 to 29 November 2023 under the theme 'Looking at the past, anticipating the future'.