International Migrants Day

Winners of the 2021 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

17 December 2021

The competition aims to promote balanced and ethical reporting on migrants and labour migration and encourage the media to address stereotypes and misconceptions.

International Labour Standards

Sierra Leone is founding crisis recovery and resilience on international labour standards

25 August 2021

Sierra Leone’s historic ratification of 9 ILO instruments was marked in a virtual ceremony with the ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder.

International Labour Standards

Antigua and Barbuda ratifies nine ILO instruments

24 August 2021

Labour migration

2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

06 May 2021

The Competition aims to recognize fair and balanced media reports that contribute to the elimination of public misperception, xenophobia and discrimination against migrant workers and highlight the positive contributions they make.

© Supachai Chirakup / RHSF 2022

Forced labour

What if your pencil was a tool against forced labour?

10 March 2021

A global cartoon competition will raise awareness of forced labour, which affects 25 million people worldwide.

© Gill Button 2022

International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition

Use art to end slavery

22 August 2019

To mark International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade, artist and ILO advocate, Gill Button, calls for justice for victims of trafficking and those who are in forced labour.

International Day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition

Between two worlds

22 August 2019

The dark, seedy world of forced labour is evoked by Malaysian poet, Nazreen Mohamad, accompanied on piano by Filipina domestic worker, Rizalina Miranda. The poem, produced with the support of the International Labour Organization, calls on everyone to take action against modern slavery.’