All publications: forced labour + trafficking in persons

FAIR SHARE? International recruitment in the Philippines

This working paper brings together evidence on the culture and practice of fair recruitment for overseas employment in the Philippines.

Report

Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage

The 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery focus on two main issues: forced labour and forced marriage. The estimate of forced labour comprises forced labour in the private economy, forced sexual exploitation of adults and commercial sexual...

Frequently Asked Questions

Global estimates of modern slavery: Forced labour and forced marriage - Frequently Asked Questions

Report

Methodology of the global estimates of modern slavery: Forced labour and forced marriage

ILO/Japan Cooperation - Factsheet 2017

Japan is a founding member State of the ILO, and a valued partner in promoting the Decent Work Agenda. Japan has ratified 49 Conventions, including 6 Fundamental, 3 Governance and 40 Technical Conventions. Japan holds one of the ten permanent...

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Garment Work

The policy brief maps common recruitment practices and regulations observed along recruitment pathways to garment and textile work in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon.

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Domestic Work

The policy brief highlights common recruitment practices and regulations observed along recruitment pathways to domestic work in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon.

Labour market

Improving labour market outcomes in the Pacific: Policy challenges and priorities

This report provides policy guidelines for improving labour market outcomes.

Support for the Implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme in Uzbekistan project - Midterm evaluation summary

Evaluation consultant: Lotta Nycander

Policy Outcome 8: Protecting workers from unacceptable forms of work

Policy Outcome 10: Strong and representative employers' and workers' organizations

ILO IPEC+ Global Flagship Programme Strategy

Relevant Policy Outcomes related to Forced Labour

C188 Report

Gap analysis of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188), and Thai national laws, regulations and other measures concerning...

This gap analysis of C188 was prepared by an inter-disciplinary team of the ILO, including staff of the EU-funded Ship to Shore Rights Project, following extensive consultations conducted by the ILO in partnership with the Ministry of Labour. This...

P29 Report

Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, and the fishing and seafood processing industries in Thailand

This document was prepared by an inter-disciplinary team of the ILO, including staff of the EU-funded Ship to Shore Rights Project, following extensive consultations conducted by the ILO in partnership with the Ministry of Labour. This analysis has...

Sustainable Development Goals

Trade Union Reference Manual on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

This reference manual, seeks to assist trade union leaders, members and sympathizers, in their engagement in these national strategies for sustainable development.

Employer-Migrant Worker Relationships in the Middle East: Exploring scope for internal labour market mobility and fair migration

Reforming migrant worker visa-sponsorship schemes in the Middle East can benefit the economies of receiving countries as well as the migrant workers themselves.

Migration and forced labour: An analysis on Ethiopian workers

This reports provides insight on multifaceted challenges of forced labour and irregular migration.

Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Global Component - Midterm Evaluation Summary

Background document

Inputs for reflection in the Americas

Preparatory Meeting of the Americas to the IV Global Conference on Sustained Eradication of Child Labour Buenos Aires, February 22-23, 2017