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Spain joins the global movement to combat forced labour
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The Netherlands gives impetus to the global effort to eradicate all forms of forced labour
Strengthening their efforts in fighting human trafficking, the Netherlands ratifies the ILO Forced Labour Protocol.
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Denmark joins renewed fight to end forced labour
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Sweden joins the global movement against forced labour
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Iceland ratifies the 2014 Protocol to the 1930 ILO Forced Labour Convention, as part of a renewed global effort to eradicate all forms of...
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Jamaica takes the lead in the Caribbean in the fight against modern slavery
It ratifies the Forced Labour Protocol, during the International Labour Conference in Geneva, becoming the 14th country to do so worldwide.
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Wagner Moura meets victims of forced labour
Ahead of the launch of the 50 for Freedom campaign in Brazil, ILO Goodwill Ambassador, Wagner Moura, heard the testimonies of a group of workers who were rescued from forced labour.
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A journey through past and present-day slavery
The Copenhagen Workers’ Museum in Denmark is staging an exhibition, entitled “Stop Slavery”, on past and present-day slavery. It tells the story of the struggle against slavery across the centuries – from the transatlantic slave trade, to modern-day...
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Poland renews its commitment to combat all forms of forced labour
The ratification of the Forced labour Protocol is gathering pace, with three new ratifications since January 2017.
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Cyprus bolsters action against modern slavery
It becomes the twelfth country to ratify the Forced Labour Protocol, strengthening existing anti-slavery national legislation.
ILO launches a new initiative to eradicate forced labour
The ILO Office in Nepal organized the official launch of the “The Bridge Project - From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labour” in Lalitpur, Nepal. The project will support the Government of Nepal’s efforts in the fight...
Brochure - From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor (The Bridge Project)
The project aims to effectively eliminate traditional and modern slavery/forced labour systems and to significantly reduce contemporary forms of forced labour, which are often linked to human trafficking.
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From slave to university student
Poverty forced Brazilian, Rafael Ferreira, into slavery when he was 12 years old. Five years later he was rescued and is now about to start university, with the help of the ILO.
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Estonia commits to combat forced labour
Four countries have now met the European Union’s suggested deadline for ratification of the Forced Labour Protocol.
From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labor (The Bridge Project) Fact sheet
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The Face of Modern Slavery, a blog by Wagner Moura
ILO Goodwill Ambassador and “Narcos” star, Wagner Moura, explains why we should all commit to help end modern slavery.
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“We must act now” – UN’s Special Rapporteur on Slavery
Urmila Bhoola, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Contemporary forms of slavery, talks about her role, why the Forced Labour Protocol is so important, and what is being done to achieve Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Landmark Forced Labour Protocol enters into force
Ratifying countries are now obliged to implement the treaty and report on measures taken.
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What it really takes to end modern slavery
Adopted by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in 2014, the Protocol enters into force on 9 November 2016. Rosinda Silva and Aurélie Hauchère Vuong, from the International Labour Office, explain why this date is important and what happens...
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Argentina steps up fight against forced labour
Argentina has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol in the lead-up to hosting the Global Conference on Child Labour and Forced Labour in 2017.
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