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Third edition
Combating forced labour - A handbook for employers and business
An ILO-IOE practical handbook to help companies and employer organizations prevent and address risks of forced labour. Grounded on international labour standards, it offers practical tools for due diligence based on the 11 indicators of forced...
Press Release
Empowering freed victims of forced labour in Nepal: Visit to Karnali Province shows life-changing impact of BRIDGE Project
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Despite hardships, I never gave up my dream: starting my own business!
My name is Rajmati Lawad. I am 39 years old. My father has worked as a bonded labourer until his death. I had to quit school. But I did not give up my dream. After a long struggle, not only did I manage to open my shop but now I also employ five...
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“I realized forced labour was a huge social, economic and political issue”
Sharifa Madraimova is an Uzbek journalist and human rights activist. In 2011, she, like many fellow citizens, was requested to help with the cotton harvest. She refused and instead started writing about her experience. She tells us how the situation...
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Why we journalists have not been able to report on the exploitation of migrant workers
Nepalese journalist Hom Karki, has been researching and reporting on labour migration, human trafficking, forced labour and recruitment practices since 2009. He discussed with us the financial exploitation and mental abuse faced by Nepali migrant...
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Australia renews its commitment for “a future where no one is subjected to modern slavery”
Australia ratified the ILO 2014 Protocol on Forced Labour, hence becoming the 59th country in committing to take effective measures to put an end to forced labour.
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Empowering trade unions crucial to ending labour exploitation
The Malaysian Government has launched its first National Action Plan to combat Forced Labour. Furthermore they recently ratified the ILO 2014 Forced Labour Protocol and pledged to become an Alliance 8.7 Pathfinder country, hence committing to take...
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Getting a new chance after a life in bonded labour
Shanti and her husband come from a poor community in Kanchanpur, Nepal. In exchange of a piece of land to build a shelter, they got caught in debt bondage. But thanks to Shanti’s unwavering determination, and with the support of the ILO Bridge...
Forced Labour
Malaysia ratifies the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention
Malaysia becomes the 58th country in the world, and the second ASEAN member State to ratify that Protocol.
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With Covid-19, forced labour is more clandestine, but more present than ever before
Peruvian journalist Elizabeth Salazar, winner of the 2018 South American Journalism Award from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for her reporting on human trafficking, tells us about the challenges of investigating such issues,...
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Slavery: a subject too sensitive for journalists?
While some newsrooms are reluctant to tackle the subject of slavery, Malian journalist Maliki Diallo conducted an investigation on slavery that earned him a prestigious prize. Discover his testimony.
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Bangladesh joins the global fight against forced labour
Bangladesh becomes the 57th country in the world to ratify the ILO Protocol on Forced Labour and reaffirms its commitment to put an end to modern slavery.
Press release
E-Learning Course on Forced Labour and Trafficking in Persons for Malaysian Law Enforcers launched
Facilitator’s manual
Training for Malaysian inspectors on forced labour, child labour and gender-based discrimination, violence and harassment in the workplace
This facilitator’s manual for Malaysian labour inspectors on forced labour, child labour and gender-based discrimination, violence and harassment in the workplace is developed to build the capacity of the labour inspectorate to enforce national...
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Eliminating bonded labour in Nepal: the example of the Bridge Project
In order to decrease their vulnerability and ensure they never fall back into forced labour situations, the ILO’s Bridge Project is supporting former bonded labourers of Nepal through livelihood trainings.
ILO welcomes Malaysia’s National Action Plan on Forced Labour
Message from Ms Chihoko Asada-Miyakawa, the ILO’s Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, on the occasion of the launch of Malaysia's first National Action Plan on Forced Labour, on 26 November 2021.
Forced labour
Malaysia takes major step towards ending forced labour
National Action Plan launched with aim to eliminate forced labour in Malaysia by 2030.
News
Sabah stakeholders seek solutions to forced labour, child labour challenges
Challenges and best practices to address child and forced labour were discussed by a wide range of Sabah stakeholders recently.
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Improving access to protection and remedy for victims of human trafficking in Belgium and the Netherlands
A new technical study, launched by the ILO Brussels office, analyzes the challenges faced by victims of human trafficking to access protection and remedy in Belgium and the Netherlands.
The Bridge Project Livelihood intervention: Findings from the Nepal Midline Survey
The Bridge Project livelihood intervention in Nepal supported 600 former victims of forced labour in Bajura and Kanchanpur, with skills training. Based on a market and beneficiary needs assessment, livelihood participants were offered a training on...
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