News on forced labour
February 2021
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Virtual launch of the ILO Arabic-language toolkit for journalists
Join the ILO and a panel of distinguished employers’ representatives, workers’ representatives and journalists on 24 February 2021, to celebrate social justice, discuss ethical reporting on labour migration and discover the new Arabic-language ILO Media Toolkit on Forced Labour and Fair Recruitment.
March 2018
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ILO opens applications for journalism fellowship to improve reporting on labour migration in the Arab States
09 March 2018
The programme – produced in partnership with the Ethical Journalism Network – targets journalists and digital media in order to change the narrative on migration in the region.
December 2017
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© Julian Buijzen 2022
ILO launches Migration Glossary for Middle East media
08 December 2017
The glossary guides journalists in the region towards rights-based reporting on migration, forced labour and trafficking in persons, as part of an initiative to promote fair migration.
May 2017
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© ILO/Nisreen Bathish 2022
Reforming visa sponsorship systems for migrant workers can benefit destination countries in the Middle East
08 May 2017
Reforming the current visa sponsorship arrangements that govern temporary labour migration in the Middle East would have wide-ranging benefits – from improving working conditions and better meeting the needs of employers, to boosting the economy and labour market productivity, according to a new ILO report.
May 2014
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ILO's Approach to Labour Migration and Human Trafficking in the Middle East
08 May 2014
MAGNET is the ILO's regional migration and governance network. It aims to improve the governance and protection of male and female migrant workers in different economic sectors.
February 2014
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Modern slavery: The British challenge in international context
21 February 2014
July 2013
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© Sajjad Hussain / AFP 2022
New support to protect girls and women from ‘modern day slavery’
15 July 2013
The ILO and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) partner to combat trafficking of women and girls with major new project in South Asia and the Middle East.
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Question and answers on Work In Freedom programme
15 July 2013
The 5-year joint DFID/ILO programme aims to prevent over 100,000 girls and women from South Asia from falling victim to child and labour trafficking.
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© Sajjad Hussain / AFP 2022
Launch of DFID-ILO “Work in Freedom” programme
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.
April 2013
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Tricked and trapped: How migrant workers are getting a raw deal in the Middle East
09 April 2013
ILO reveals how an estimated 600,000 migrant workers are tricked and trapped into forced labour across the Middle East at the first-ever tripartite regional conference on human trafficking.