ILO homeTopicsForced labour, modern slavery and human traffickingNews News on forced labour January 2019 Russian Federation’s renewed commitment to combat forced labour 17 January 2019 The Russian Federation has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930, becoming the 28th ILO Member State to do so. August 2008 Russia: Where Migration Means Trafficking 26 August 2008 New efforts have been launched to curb human trafficking across Russia and the ex-Soviet republics