All publications: forced labour + trafficking in persons

Child labour and forced labour

2015 Monitoring report on the use of child labour and forced labour during the cotton harvest in Uzbekistan

In October 2014, the World Bank requested the ILO to assess the potential use of child labour and forced labour by the beneficiaries of World Bank projects in specific areas, with particular emphasis on the cotton harvest. The report presents the...

Working together to promote human rights due diligence and protect workers’ rights during recruitment

Recommdendations of the 8th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

Recommdendations of the 8th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour which carried the theme “Empowering the ASEAN Community through Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers”.

Fact sheet

Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) — Flyer

Project fact sheet

International migration in ASEAN at a glance

The ILMS Database is the first of its kind in the region. It gathers together official government data from a number of statistical sources on international migrant workers’ stocks and flows within the region as well as on countries’ nationals...

Latin American Network to Combat Child Labour: Public-Private Partnership

This partnership between Fundación Telefónica and the ILO created a strategic regional alliance to more efficiently combat child labour in Latin America. It strengthens institutions and provides the required tools to disseminate good practices and...

Partnership to combat Child Labour in the chocolate and cocoa industry: Public-Private Partnership

This partnership in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire between the ILO and a number of companies in the chocolate and confectionery industry seeks to eliminate child labour and to ensure workforce continuity in cocoa growing farms by younger generations.

Reducing the worst forms of child labour in tobacco-growing communities in Brazil, Malawi and Zambia: Public-Private Partnership

The ILO and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) have forged a partnership to achieve greater impact and have, together, established the Achieving Reduction of Child Labour in Supporting of Education (ARISE) programme. By addressing the identified...

World Organization of the Scout Movement combats Child Labour: Public-Private Partnership

The partnership connects the 40 million-strong Scout Movement with the ILO’s International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC), with a particular focus on its Supporting Children’s Rights through Education, the Arts and Media...

Alliance against Human Trafficking for Labour Exploitation: Public-Private Partnership

Facing the growing challenge of human trafficking for labour exploitation in Germany, a multi-stakeholder alliance was established. Through the implementation of state-specific structures (in the Länder) and well-organized networks, the alliance...

Forced labour and human trafficking: A policy position paper of the ASEAN Confederation of Employers

As part of the employers’ component of the ASEAN Triangle project an Action Plan to fully engaging employers’ organizations in ASEAN processes was developed with the ASEAN Confederation of Employers (ACE.) Five priority areas namely: skills...

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

Side event to the Human Rights Council

Flyer: Preventing the exploitation of workers during recruitment: Regulation and enforcement models

Homes of Hope: Youth ambassador training report

The aim of the Youth Ambassador Programme is to establish a team of passionate champions who will speak up against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) and trafficking of children

India country report

Insights into working conditions in India’s garment industry

This report presents selected findings of research into the garment industry in India. The primary purpose of the study was to investigate the factors leading to labour shortage and labour turnover in the industry. Then some additional questions...

Combating the worst forms of child labour in shrimp and seafood processing areas of Thailand (Final evaluation summary)

Project: THA/10/50/USA - Evaluation Consultants: Amy Catherine Jersild, Nantaporn Ieumwananonthachai and Piyanut Kotsan

Indispensable yet unprotected: Working conditions of Indian Domestic Workers at Home and Abroad

This study aims to provide policy-makers and service providers with deeper insight into the nature of forced labour and trafficking in this region. Armed with this knowledge, action to combat trafficking in the region will become more effective,...

Second edition

Combating forced labour: A handbook for employers and business

This handbook provides guidance material and tools for employers and business to strengthen their capacity to address the risk of forced labour and human trafficking in their own operations and in global supply chains. (2015 revised edition)

Fair recruitment initiative

Regulating labour recruitment to prevent human trafficking and to foster fair migration: Models, challenges and opportunities

This working paper presents the role of international labour standards in regulating recruitment and provides a preliminary overview of national laws, policies, regulations and enforcement mechanism which aim to prevent fraudulent recruitment...

Final report "ILO expert workshop on Measuring Modern Slavery"