All publications: forced labour + trafficking in persons

Guide to international labour standards (2014)

Provides summaries of the contents of ILO Conventions and Recommendations by subject matter.

Short overview of the Principles of the MNE Declaration

At a glance

Forced labour: Facts and figures

Report

Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour

The study investigates the underlying factors that drive forced labour, of which a major one is illegal profits. Figures will include a breakdown of profits by area of forced labour and by region.

Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Standard Setting on Forced Labour

This short brief presents questions and answers about the background of the standard-setting item on forced labour (single discussion) which is on the agenda of the 103rd Session (2014) of the ILO’s International Labour Conference (ILC).

Project fact sheet

Project fact sheet: Forced Labour Action in the Asian Region (FLARE)

According to ILO’s most recent estimate, at least 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour globally and Asia and the Pacific accounts for 56 per cent, or about 11.7 million.

Forced labour

Online discussion report: Eradicating forced and child labour from the supply chains: How to institute real change?

The AP-Forced Labour Net hosted an online discussion forum on Eradicating Forced and Child Labour from the Supply Chains: How to Institute Real Change? from 1 to 12 September 2014.

Forced labour

Online discussion report: What is forced labour, human trafficking and slavery? Do definitions matter, and why?

The AP‐Forced Labour Net hosted its first public online discussion forum on “What is forced labour, human trafficking and slavery? Do definitions matter, and why?” from 22 April ‐ 2 May 2014.

Forced labour

Summary of online discussion: Fair recruitment, how can we make it work?

From 27 November to 4 December 2014, the AP‐Forced Labour Net invites participants to share experiences on recruitment and its links to exploitation. This online discussion is part of a follow‐up to a tripartite meeting that was organized by the ILO...

Report IV(2A)

Strengthening action to end forced labour

Report IV(2B)

Strengthening action to end forced labour

Thematic brochure: Discrimination

Equality and fair treatment are among the key pillars of harmonious societies. Equal opportunity and treatment allows all in society to contribute fully to development and share equitably in the benefits deriving from their labour. However,...

Working conditions

Employment practices and working conditions in Thailand’s fishing sector

The report, based on the largest survey of working conditions in the Thai fishing sector to date, has been compiled by the ILO’s tripartite project to protect migrant workers within and from the Greater Mekong Subregion and the Asian Research Center...

Concept Note of the Sub-regional Meeting to Develop the CLM Work Plan with the ASEAN TRIANGLE Project

Concept Note of the Sub-regional Meeting to Develop the CLM Work Plan with the ASEAN TRIANGLE Project on 18 September 2014 at the Landmark Hotel, Bangkok

Labour Protection of Interns in Chinese Textile and Apparel Enterprises

In the past three decades, China has become the world's largest producer and exporter in the textile and apparel industry. With an annual output of over 5,700 billion China Yuan Renminbi (CNY), the industry provides millions of jobs for women and...

Empowering Vulnerable Groups through Education, Employment and Training (EET) – Final Evaluation

Project Code: PAK/10/03/OUF - Consultant: Samia Raoof Ali

Child migration, child trafficking and child labour in India

This study is an attempt to make an in‐depth enquiry into the phenomenon of child migration and trafficking of children in India, with poor children most frequently becoming child labourers, often under the most hazardous and exploitative...

Education Sector in Jordan

A study on the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan

The working paper covers the gender pay gap in the private education sector in Jordan and provides empirical evidence on a sector that is highly feminized.

Integrated area-based approach as a strategy for laying foundations for child labour-free zones - A case of Busia, Kilifi and Kitui...

Elimination of Forced Labour - အဓမ္မခိုင်းစေမှုပပျောက်ရေး (in Myanmar language)

အဓမ္မခိုင်းစေမှုပပျောက်ရေး၊ အဓမ္မခိုင်းစေမှုဆိုသည်မှာ အဘယ်နည်း၊ တိုင်ကြားမှုပြုလုပ်ရန် မည်သူ့ကို ဆက်သွယ်ရမည်နည်း၊ တိုင်ကြားခြင်းဖြင့် မည်ကဲ့သို့သော ရလဒ်များ ေပါ်ပေါက်လာနိုင်ပါသနည်း။