News
November 2020
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Film director wins ILO prize for gender based violence documentary
25 November 2020
The winning short film touches on fundamental gender and child rights’ issues addressed by the International Labour Organization.
September 2016
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HIV prevention
Viet Nam: Poor working conditions prevalent in sex work
16 September 2016
A new ILO study shows that most sex workers entered the job voluntarily but had limited control of occupational safety and health implications.
May 2014
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Economics of forced labour
ILO says forced labour generates annual profits of US$ 150 billion
20 May 2014
Report finds illegal gain from forced labour of about 21 million people amounts to three times more than prior estimates.
June 2006
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Article
Final whistle to human trafficking and sexual exploitation
15 June 2006
As the football World Cup 2006 gets underway, a German NGO has launched a campaign against human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation. According to German police sources, fears that the number of women trafficked for sex work during the games might go into the tens of thousands have failed to materialize.