News on forced labour
June 2017
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Advancing Alliance 8.7 in Europe and Central Asia
29 June 2017
ILO and OSCE host Europe and Central Asia regional meeting on achieving Sustainable Development Goal Target 8.7 of eradicating child labour by 2025 and forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking by 2030.
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Budapest hosts Europe and Central Asia Regional Consultation Workshop on achieving the SDG Target 8.7 with regard to Child and Forced Labour
23 June 2017
June 2016
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France joins the global movement against forced labour
14 June 2016
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France commits to ending modern slavery
07 June 2016
France’s Minister for Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue, Ms Myriam El Khomri, explains why France has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol. We also hear from Yves Veyrier, Garance Pineau and Claude Jeannerot about what this means for the workers, the employers and the government in France. (In French with subtitles in English)
June 2015
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Day 9: “Action on climate change is action for growth, justice and labor rights” says French President Francois Hollande
11 June 2015
Heads of state and Nobel laureate Kailash call for action on climate change at World of Work Summit hosted by the 104th International Labour Conference in Geneva.
March 2010
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National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) has adopted an opinion on combating the trafficking and exploitation of human beings in France
25 March 2010
In this document, the CNCDH assess France’s approach to protect the rights of victims of trafficking or exploitation. The report has identified the failures of this approach and ways to remedy them.