Books and reports
September 2017
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Report
Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage
19 September 2017
The 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery focus on two main issues: forced labour and forced marriage. The estimate of forced labour comprises forced labour in the private economy, forced sexual exploitation of adults and commercial sexual exploitation of children, and state-imposed forced labour.
May 2014
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Report
Profits and Poverty: The Economics of Forced Labour
20 May 2014
The study investigates the underlying factors that drive forced labour, of which a major one is illegal profits. Figures will include a breakdown of profits by area of forced labour and by region.
January 2010
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Sw. frs. 40; US$36; UK£24; €26
Concealed chains: Labour exploitation and Chinese migrants in Europe
28 January 2010
This groundbreaking book exposes the hidden world of Chinese irregular migrants in three European countries: France, Italy and the United Kingdom. Chinese workers migrating to Europe pay huge sums of money to intermediaries, often leaving them trapped in debt before they even begin their journey.
September 2009
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Publication
Fighting forced labour: The example of Brazil
08 September 2009
Brazil has been successfully fighting forced labour since 1995, when a new inter-ministerial body was created to coordinate action against it. Government agencies, employers' and workers' organizations, civil society and others have participated in the struggle.
August 2009
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Publication
Forced labor: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy
26 August 2009
PRAISE FOR FORCED LABOR "Excellent. . . . This state-of-the-art volume provides a first-rate analysis of the dynamics leading to the occurrence of forced labour, its global distribution,and different types of policy responses." -Jens Lerche, SOAS, University of London. Two centuries after the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade, at least 12.3 million people are subjected to modern forms of forced labor - in rich countries, as well as poor ones. The authors of Forced Labor present state-of-the-art research on the manifestations of these slavery-like practices, why they continue to survive, and how they can be eliminated.
June 2009
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Publication
Forced labour and human trafficking. Casebook of court decisions
22 June 2009
The present casebook fills an important gap. It covers a range of national experience, from judicial decisions on forced and bonded labour in a number of developing countries, through to the more recent decisions on forced labour and trafficking in industrialized countries. In particular, it seeks to illustrate how national court decisions have taken into account the provisions of the ILO's own Conventions on forced labour, and how this may provide useful guidance for future court decisions.
May 2009
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Global Report on Forced Labour 2009
The cost of coercion - Global Report on Forced Labour 2009
12 May 2009
Global Report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Forced labour is the antithesis of decent work. The least protected persons, including women and youth, indigenous peoples, and migrant workers, are particularly vulnerable. Modern forced labour can be eradicated with a sustained commitment and resources.
February 2009
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Combating forced labour. A handbook for employers and business
02 February 2009
This handbook, addressed to a broad spectrum of business actors, provides practical tools and guidance material to enable employers to identify and prevent forced labour, and take remedial action where necessary.
September 2008
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Forced labour and human trafficking. Handbook for labour inspectors
04 September 2008
This handbook aims to raise awareness of these issues and to examine them in the context of labour inspection, highlighting how labour inspectors can play an active role in the global fight against forced labour and human trafficking.
March 2005
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Global Report on Forced Labour 2005
A global alliance against forced labour - Global Report on Forced Labour 2005
01 March 2005
Global report under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. This report is the most comprehensive account of contemporary forced labour to date. It provides the first global and regional estimates by an international organization of forced labour in the world today.