News on forced labour

March 2022

  1. The ILO focuses on coordinated efforts in realizing decent work in Indonesia’s fishing industry

    30 March 2022

    The ILO initiates a coordinated consultation meeting for its fishery sector to strengthen its supports to realize decent working conditions for Indonesian fishers within the country and abroad.

July 2020

  1. Indonesia and Thailand to strengthen their port inspection to combat trafficking and forced labour at sea

    15 July 2020

    To combat forced labour and human trafficking onboard fishing vessels in the Southeast Asia, Indonesia and Thailand, with support from the ILO, took a step to develop a bilateral protocol on port State inspection on foreign fishing vessels.

June 2020

  1. ILO team up with trade unions to protect fishers from COVID-19 pandemic and human trafficking

    12 June 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of fishers and make them at higher risks of being trapped in human trafficking. The ILO team up with trade unions in fishing sector to raise their awareness about the pandemic and the danger of trafficking.

  2. © Hoa Tran / ILO 2022
    Southeast Asian Forum for Fishers strengthen efforts to better protect migrant fishers

    03 June 2020

    To strengthen the protection of migrant fishers in the Southeast Asia, SEA Forum for Fishers emphasized the need for streamlined coordination at both national and regional levels during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

September 2017

  1. © Asrian Mirza / ILO 2022
    Powerful global coalition to boost equal pay for women at work

    18 September 2017

    New initiative will support innovative and effective equal pay policies and practices around the globe.

March 2014

  1. Trafficking in human beings - a severe form of violence against women and girls and a flagrant violation of human rights

    10 March 2014

    Trafficking in human beings continues to be a serious violation of human rights and targets the most vulnerable.

  2. Trafficking in human beings: a severe form of violence against women and girls and a flagrant violation of human rights

    The side event will present the added value of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings in the framework of international standards and the monitoring mechanism set-up to ensure compliance with the Conventions' provisions.

October 2012

  1. ILO says discrimination against young girls must end

    10 October 2012

    The world must make sure that girl children find their rightful places at home, school and, as they grow up, at work - on equal terms with boys.