News on forced labour
November 2020
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Remarks by ILO Director-General Guy Ryder
16 November 2020
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Fundamental rights for a better future of work
12 November 2020
Core work-related rights and principles can play a vital role in recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and help build a better, more equitable, world of work, says a new ILO report.
October 2020
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© KB Mpofu / ILO 2022
Fundamental rights at work can help build back better from COVID-19
28 October 2020
Core work-related rights and principles can play a vital role in recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and help build back a better, more equitable, world of work, according to a new ILO paper.
September 2020
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© Shayan Ali Khan 2022
Community changemakers help Pakistan’s migrant workers avoid exploitation
09 September 2020
An ILO project in Pakistan is raising awareness among prospective migrant workers about safe labour migration.
August 2020
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Joaquín Furriel: Slavery has no place in the modern world!
24 August 2020
On International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, actor Joaquín Furriel talks about the stark realities of modern slavery and how the pandemic might lead to more incidences of forced labour and abuse and jeopardize the freedom of those already vulnerable. We have to mobilize citizen and public policy action.
July 2020
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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
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COVID-19: Protect children from child labour, now more than ever!
This online event will highlight the key impacts of COVID-19 to child labour globally and in Malaysia and provide the Malaysian government with recommendations to address the child labour issues.
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Knowledge helps Indonesian fishers survive the pandemic and prevent human trafficking
17 June 2020
Fishing is one of the sectors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fishers do not only lose their livelihoods but also face a greater risk of human trafficking. The ILO and its partners raise their awareness for better protection and prevention.
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© Issouf Sanogo / AFP 2022
COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF
12 June 2020
Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat.
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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.