News on forced labour
December 2020
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ILO commits to supporting Viet Nam to enforce new law on Vietnamese migrant workers
18 December 2020
The ILO commends Viet Nam on the passage of the revised Law on Contract-Based Overseas Workers, which improves protection for Vietnamese migrant workers.
November 2020
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Child labour is an affront to our common values
20 November 2020
The universal ratification of the ILO’s Convention on the Worst Forms of Child Labour is a positive step for Africa’s children says Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa.
June 2020
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ILO commits to support Viet Nam’s effort to promote safe labour migration
10 June 2020
The on-going revision of the Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers can be an opportunity to ensure that Vietnamese migrant workers will be globally sought-after by responsible employers, and their rights will be protected in accordance with international labour standards.
August 2014
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© Anwar Amro / AFP 2022
Edging closer to justice: The journey of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon
15 August 2014
One migrant domestic worker in Lebanon decided to fight the “kafala” system and escape her employers. She took her case to a Lebanese court, and, seven years on, has been rewarded by achieving a measure of justice, a feat that would have seemed impossible to achieve a mere decade ago.
August 2011
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Judicial Colloquium on Human Trafficking and Forced Labour for Magistrates
The programme will include sessions on international labour standards and conventions relating to human trafficking and forced labour, domestic law and amendments on the subject, prosecutions, victims and psychological impact etc. This programme is being developed in consultation with the Ministry of Justice and the Judges Training Institute.
June 2010
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European Parliament seminar on combating and preventing trafficking in human beings: the way forward
During the seminar, members of European Parliament urged greater emphasis on this issue. As Parliament's rapporteur Anna Hedh said it "is 2010 and women are still sold into slavery - even though slavery was abolished long ago". The Swedish Socialist believes Europe is engaged in an "every day struggle" against it.
May 2010
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"Human Trafficking, a complex reality"
Conference arranged by the Danish Centre against Human Trafficking, organized under the Danish National Board of Social Services
April 2010
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ESRC seminar series on Unfree Labour
Seminar organized by the University of Manchester, co-sponsored by Anti-Slavery International
January 2010
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Roundtable "Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain"
The Business and Migration Initiative, a partnership programme of the Institute for Human Rights and Business and the International Business Leaders Forum, is co-hosting a roundtable ‘Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain’ with the Ethical Trading Initiative.
October 2009
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The Commodification of Illicit Flows: Labour Migration, Trafficking and Business
A multidisciplinary international conference on human trafficking for the purpose of labour exploitation within the contexts of migration and the global economy.