Events on forced labour

March 2022

  1. Unpacking concepts of freedom and unfreedom in the world of work

    25 March 2022

    A series of special lectures and panel discussions presented by Work in Freedom programme.

April 2016

  1. Pilot testing a fair recruitment model in the apparel industry

    11 April 2016

    The ILO’s FAIR project is currently implementing in collaboration with BWJ a pilot intervention model to eliminate deceptive and coercive recruitment practices in the apparel industry in Jordan and thus reduce the vulnerability of migrant workers to forced labour. The aim of this pilot intervention is to demonstrate that fair recruitment is possible and that it benefits both employers and workers. A one-day workshop will be organized on April 11th, 2016 in Amman to present the objectives and expected results of this pilot programme.

January 2016

  1. Mission on the ILO Project “Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR)”

    10 - 15 January 2016

    Ms Helene Harroff-Tavel, Ms Alix Nasri and Mr Guy Tchami from ILO Geneva will conduct a mission in the Philippines to meet with relevant stakeholders for ILO’s new labour migration project. The six-day mission will include consultations with Philippine government agencies, trade unions, employers organizations, civil society organizations, cooperatives and media agencies in order to introduce the project’s Philippine components and collect inputs regarding the project design and strategy.

August 2014

  1. Jordan launches national media workshop on migration and human trafficking

    12 - 14 August 2014

    ILO and global communication network PANOS hold the first national training workshop for Jordanian journalists on labour migration and human trafficking.

July 2013

  1. © Sajjad Hussain / AFP 2022
    Launch of DFID-ILO “Work in Freedom” programme

    15 July 2013

    The UK Department for International Development (DFID), the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) will launch the new “Work in Freedom” programme to fight trafficking of women and girls from South-Asia.

June 2013

  1. Judicial Training to Combat Forced Labour

    12 - 13 June 2013

    The ILO hosts a two-day training programme for judiciary actors in Jordan on ways to effectively combat forced labour and human trafficking.

April 2013

  1. Regional Tripartite Conference to Combat Human Trafficking

    9 - 10 April 2013

    A two-day regional tripartite conference on ways to combat human trafficking in the Middle East and to present the findings of an ILO research project that maps human trafficking across the region.

February 2013

  1. Identifying and Responding to Cases of Trafficking and Forced Labour

    18 - 20 February 2013

    Jordanian law enforcement officials are attending a training programme organised by the ILO in Amman to better identify, investigate and respond to cases of forced labour and human trafficking.

September 2008

  1. Training of labour inspectors on forced labour and human trafficking

    8 - 10 September 2008

    As part of its campaign to strengthen labour standards in Qualified Industrialised Zones (QIZ), the Jordanian Ministry of Labour appointed 30 new labour inspectors in 2008. The workshop was organised by the Ministry of Labour, in cooperation with the ILO, to sensitize these newly appointed labour inspectors on issues of trafficking and forced labour.