News on forced labour
December 2014
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ILO welcomes Faith Leaders’ Declaration to eradicate slavery
03 December 2014
The International Labour Organization (ILO) welcomes the Faith Leaders’ joint Declaration Against Slavery signed at a ceremony in Vatican City on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
March 2008
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Meeting of European Christian anti-trafficking network strengthens cooperation with trade unions
31 March 2008
Some 80 representatives of churches, governments, trade unions, police and NGOs from 15 European countries met for an international conference and workshop on trafficking in human beings in Bucharest from 27th to 30th March 2008. The workshop “Christian action against trafficking – going beyond”, which was co-organised by the Churches´ Commission for Migrants in Europe and the Romanian ecumenical association of churches AIDRom, looked at the particular challenges of trafficking for forced labour. The workshop is the first of a series of CCME activities aimed at mapping and sharing best practice against trafficking for forced labour.