Forced labour resources
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The Bridge Project Livelihood intervention: Findings from the Nepal Midline Survey
01 September 2021
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 one of 14 different trades according to their interests and the labour demand in the region. All of the participants received the basic level training on one trade, which followed the standard government curricula. A baseline survey was conducted in Nepal for all 600 beneficiaries between August-October 2018.
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Conversations on Working in Freedom
The four part discussion series will build on ongoing conversations between ‘Working in Freedom’ programme partners to link evidence and gendering policies, and highlight the lessons learned. They can be drawn upon to inform policy efforts as well as strategize effectively on the ground.
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Reporting and Referral Step-by-Step Guide on Forced Labour and Human Trafficking in Malaysia
25 June 2021
This referral guide is designed for any person in Malaysia who would like to report cases of forced labour, and also State and non-State front-line service providers including enforcement agencies, legal case workers and social workers, who are involved in the receipt, review, referral and service provision of potential forced labour and human trafficking cases in Malaysia. This is to help understand about the processes of: (1) reporting of potential cases; (2) collecting information from the potential victim; (3) assessing the needs of the victim; (4) referral of cases; and (5) taking actions on referred cases.
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Reporting and referral step-by-step guide for forced labour and human trafficking: Contact information
15 June 2021
This Guidebook provides contact information of agencies that could assist with your complaints in Malaysia
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Reporting and referral step-by-step guide for forced labour and human trafficking: International and national legal frameworks on forced labour and trafficking
15 June 2021
The guidance provided in this Guidebook honours the complexity and distinction between forced labour and trafficking for labour exploitation by demonstrating how exactly legal definitions and identification protocols can be used to identify both offences.
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Massive Online Open Course - Business and Decent Work: How enterprises contribute to achieve decent work for all (SDG 8)
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MEF-BRIDGE-ILO GBNFL online workshops on forced labour and fair recruitment for Malaysian businesses in export manufacturing and plantations sectors
20 May 2021
During the course of three workshops held on April 16, 20 and 21, 2021, participants had the opportunity to pose questions to the presenters. The questions asked are answered in further detail in the attached Frequently-Asked Questions (FAQ) document.
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A comprehensive analysis of policies and frameworks governing foreign employment for Nepali women migrant workers and migrant domestic workers. Exploring the migration policymaking process with a specific focus on bans and restrictions on foreign employment. Executive Summary
18 May 2021
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A comprehensive analysis of policies and frameworks governing foreign employment for Nepali women migrant workers and migrant domestic workers. Exploring the migration policymaking process with a specific focus on bans and restrictions on foreign employment.
18 May 2021
One of the principal causes and risk factors for forced labour and trafficking, identified by past research led by the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Work in Freedom (WiF) Programme, is restrictive and gender-insensitive migration policies. These include restrictions on movement in the form of bans and restrictions on the departure of women migrant workers and migrant domestic workers from origin countries to seek foreign employment.
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Fact sheet - From Protocol to Practice: A Bridge to Global Action on Forced Labour (The Bridge Project) Nepal
05 May 2021