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June 2015
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Protocol to the Forced Labour Convention
Niger signs up to end modern slavery
05 June 2015
Niger has ratified the 2014 Protocol to the 1930 ILO Forced Labour Convention, as part of a renewed global effort to eradicate modern slavery. The Protocol, a legally binding instrument, brings the existing convention into the modern era, with new provisions on prevention, protection and victims’ access to remedies.
October 2009
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Publication
“West-African court slavery judgement”, Article by Jeroen Beirnaert in International union rights
05 October 2009
Article of the Journal "International union rights", Volume 16 Issue 2 2009
December 2007
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Video
Nigetech: A way out of poverty
12 December 2007
In partnership with the European Commission and the ILO, Niger’s Ministry of Labour runs a vocational training programme called Nigetech, so far helping 30,000 people work their way out of poverty. Creating decent work opportunities benefits not only workers in Niger but their extended families as well. (Video in French only.)
April 2002
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Video
Forced Labour in Niger
26 April 2002
Slavery is thought of as a thing of the past, but in certain African countries, such as Sudan, Niger and Mauritania, forced labour in its most ancient form still exists today. In Niger, the International Labour Organization is working with tribal chiefs to eradicate these modern forms of slavery and as ILO TV reports, the main thrust is to combat poverty.