All publications: forced labour + trafficking in persons

Brief on the "Work in Freedom" Programme in India

Provides an overview of the Work in Freedom programme in India.

An empirical study: Prison labour and employment conditions of convicts in Mongolia

The report identifies various areas in which Mongolian national law and practices may be reviewed to ensure that the private employment of prisoners is organized in a manner that is in full compliance with Mongolia’s international obligations and is...

Brief on the "Work in Freedom" Programme in Nepal

Provides an overview of the Work in Freedom programme in Nepal.

Regional programme

Brief on the "Work in Freedom" Programme

Provides an overview of the Work in Freedom programme.

ILO IPEC+ Flagship Flyer

Mongolia policy brief: Forced labour

This policy brief is part of a series providing information on international labour standards and their implementation in Mongolia.

Preventing forced labour in the textile and garment supply chains in Viet Nam: Guide for employers

The guide was jointly developed and issued by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to serve as a reference guide for company managers and staff responsible for human resources...

Preventing forced labour in the textile and garment supply chains in Viet Nam: Guide for trainers

The guide for trainers was jointly developed and issued by the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Online course: Preventing and addressing forced labour and trafficking in persons in East and South-East Asia

The online course was developed to help participants have a clearer understanding of issues such as forced labour, trafficking in persons, substandard working conditions and labour migration, as well as of the root causes and vulnerabilities that...

Mobile app

Eliminating and Preventing Forced Labour: Checkpoints for Companies (PDF version)

Access the full content from the retired mobile app 'Eliminating and Preventing Child Labour: Checkpoints for Companies'.

Advocacy to reduce child labour

Country level engagement and advocacy to reduce child labour (CLEAR): Final project fact sheet

The Project aims to enhance the capacity of the Philippines to reduce child labour by supporting its actions addressing the recommendations contained in the USDOL’s Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour Report.

Safe migration

Current regulations on safe migration and human trafficking (Bengali)

Current Regulations on Safe Migration and Human Trafficking is an easy reference, Bangla-language guide for daily use by recruitment and law enforcement agencies which will help them to carry out their functions and duties in regards to safe...

Livelihood recovery

Impact of livelihood recovery initiatives on reducing vulnerability to human trafficking and illegal recruitment: Lessons from Typhoon...

This report examines human trafficking and illegal recruitment in Typhoon Haiyan-affected areas and evaluates and how IOM and ILO livelihood interventions assisted vulnerable workers. This report seeks to contribute to the understanding of the...

Internal Labour Migration in Myanmar: Building an evidence-base on patterns in migration, human trafficking and forced labour

This report presents the results of a survey conducted in mid-2015 among 7,295 internal labour migrants across all 14 states/regions in Myanmar. The respondents were interviewed about jobs in 13 industries in the private sector, including...

ILO expert workshop on "Measuring Modern Slavery" - Third Meeting Report

Afghanistan: Child labour assessment in Balkh and Samangan provinces, Mazar

Child Labour is a concern of both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the ILO. However specific data on the numbers of working children and the conditions under which they work in a country that has experienced conflict over a...

Commercial Sexual exploitation and trafficking of children “in a nutshell”

A resource designed to enhance the knowledge base on sexual exploitation and trafficking in the Pacific

Project

GAPfish - A Global action programme against forced labour and trafficking of fishers at sea

The recommendations of the Oslo Conference will, among other things, help to consolidate an ILO project proposal – The Global Action Programme against against forced labour and trafficking of fishers at sea (GAPfish) – which aims to tackle forced...

Oslo Conference background document

International expert meeting on labour exploitation in the fishing sector in the Atlantic region - Background document

Study

No easy exit – Migration bans affecting women from Nepal