News on forced labour

May 2022

  1. 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour

    The Government of South Africa will host the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour.

April 2022

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    Prevention through information: ILO campaign on Ukrainian railways to prevent labour exploitation among refugees

    12 April 2022

    The ILO and the State Labour Inspectorate of Ukraine came through with an information campaign on Ukrainian railways that warns people on the move about situations that may lead to labour exploitation.

  2. ILO Skills Challenge Innovation Call: winning proposals from Ecuador and Comoros start their innovation journey

    05 April 2022

    Winning entries of the 2nd and 3rd Skills Challenge Innovation Calls were successfully launched in Ecuador and Comoros, with winning teams, partners and their networks expressing their commitment to support e-formality through skills development in Latin America and the Caribbean and around the prevention of forced labour through skills and lifelong learning in Africa.

March 2022

  1. SDG Open Hack: End forced labour and child labour

  2. Zero tolerance for child labour, forced labour and human trafficking

    A meeting organized by Alliance 8.7's pathfinder countries to demonstrate that "zero tolerance" of the worst forms of human exploitation is a shared responsibility.

February 2022

  1. The ILO’s Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) builds momentum with its new advisory committee

    08 February 2022

    Representatives of the governments of Bangladesh, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Qatar, Switzerland and Tunisia, the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Swiss Development Cooperation agency met for the first time in January 2022 as members of the Advisory Committee of the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative. Committee Members will share knowledge and expertise, identify common challenges and opportunities and provide strategic guidance to the ILO in implementing the Fair Recruitment Initiative strategy for 2021-25.

January 2022

  1. From child labour and forced labour to dreams of a better future

    31 January 2022

    Today, more than 160 million children are in child labour and 25 million people are in forced labour. What do they need? How do they feel? And who is helping them?

  2. New US Department of Labor funding to advance the fight against child labour, forced labour and human trafficking worldwide

    20 January 2022

    Contribution of US$ 10 million supports ILO’s work to address the root causes of child labour, forced labour and human trafficking

December 2021

  1. 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.

  2. ILO discusses the role of cooperatives in promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW) in value chains

    15 December 2021

    The ILO was invited to participate and present in the panel “Strengthening our Cooperative Identity by supporting ethical value chain management” organized in the framework of the ICA’s 33rd World Cooperative Congress.