Ethical guidelines for research on forced labour

Conducting research on sensitive issues such as forced labour calls for careful attention to key ethical and safety considerations to protect study participants and interviewers and to produce and use findings that will benefit the affected communities.

This guidance is designed to help researchers to:

1. identify ethical issues with research involving exploited individuals; and
2. provide user-friendly guidance to protect the safety of study participants and researchers and simultaneously strengthen research quality of the study.