All publications: forced labour + trafficking in persons

Recommendations of the 4th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour

Recommendations of the 4th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour.

Migrant workers

Promoting decent work across borders: A Philippine based project for migrant health professionals and skilled workers (This project is...

The migration of healthcare professionals raises concerns from both source and host countries. Health professional mobility impacts the performance of health systems by changing the composition of health workforce and outcomes in both sending and...

First edition

ILO indicators of forced labour

This booklet presents an introduction to the ILO Indicators of Forced Labour. These indicators are intended to help “front-line” criminal law enforcement officials, labour inspectors, trade union officers, NGO workers and others to identify persons...

Stopping forced labour and slavery-like practices - The ILO strategy

This document presents the ILO strategy to combat forced labour for 2012-2015 and provides details about the 3 priority areas for the period, namely research and knowledge management, elimination of forced labour from global value chains, and...

Migrant workers

A case study of Thai migrant workers in Sweden

A case study of Thai migrant workers exploited in Sweden is one of the two case studies produced under the International Labour Organization–European Union Project Going Back–Moving On: Economic and Social Empowerment of Migrants, including Victims...

Migrant workers

Paths to dreams: Five migrant tell echoing stories of working abroad

This book essays the stories of five migrant Thai workers who had experienced working in European countries.

Summary of the ILO 2012 Global Estimate of Forced Labour

Using a new and improved statistical methodology, the ILO estimates that 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour globally, trapped in jobs into which they were coerced or deceived and which they cannot leave.

Hard to see, harder to count - Survey guidelines to estimate forced labour of adults and children

These guidelines share the experience gained and lessons learned by the ILO between 2008 and 2010 through quantitative surveys of forced labour and human trafficking undertaken at country level. They aim to provide comprehensive information and...

ILO Global Estimate of Forced Labour 2012: Results and Methodology

The purpose of the present document is to describe in detail the revised methodology used to generate the 2012 ILO global estimate of forced labour, covering the period from 2002 to 2011, and the main results obtained.

ILO 2012 Global Estimate of Forced Labour (Fact sheet)

Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesian migrant workers (CFLTIMW) Project, Phase II (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project INS/08/02/NAD - Evaluation consultant: Mike Freeman

A Global Alliance against Forced Labour and Trafficking in persons

Key Achievements of the ILO's Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour 2001-2011

Addressing Child Labour and Promoting Better Working Conditions in Thai Shrimp and Seafood Industry (Project fact sheet)

Going back – moving on: Economic and social empowerment of migrants including victims of trafficking returned from the EU and...

Project RAS/08/03/EEC - Evaluation consultant: Mr. Pierre Mahy

Migrants victims of exploitation and trafficking

Developing a system of linkages, cooperation and coordination of service providers in Italy, France and the Philippines to improve delivery...

This study is a contribution towards the development of a more structured system of linkages, cooperation and coordination among service providers in Italy, France and the Philippines to address more efficiently and effectively the needs of...

Return migration

The Philippines and return migration: Rapid appraisal of the return and re-integration policies and service delivery

The report reflects a rapid appraisal for taking stock of what is known about return migration to the Philippines, in general; and return migration from Europe and its neighbouring countries, in particular.

Outbound and return migration

Situation analysis of outbound and return migration and local institutional mechanisms to support migrants in La Union, Ilocos Sur and...

This report presents a brief profile of three Philippine provinces — La Union, Ilocos Sur and Nueva Ecija — particularly at their population features, and the poverty, human development, economic and employment characteristics.

Return migration

From Asia to Europe and back: Rapid appraisal of Thai workers travelling to and from the European Union and available assistance

This report is a compilation of demographic information on Thai labour migrants to Europe, and the situation of returnees who have been trafficked, or suffer from labour exploitation in the migration process.

Women migrant workers

Going home, making good: Stories of triumph and hope as told by Filipino women migrant workers returned from the European Union and...

The book features personal narratives of some of the Philippine beneficiaries of a three-year Project of the International Labour Organization (ILO), supported by the European Union (EU) —“Going back – moving on: Economic and social empowerment of...

Joint UN Commentary on the EU Directive on human trafficking – A Human Rights-Based Approach

“Prevent. Combat. Protect” is the joint UNHCR, OHCHR, UNICEF, UNODC, ILO and UN Women commentary on selected articles of the EU Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims. It promotes a human...