Publications on forced labour

2024

  1. Profits and poverty: The economics of forced labour

    19 March 2024

    This report provides new estimates of the profits generated from forced labour and assesses how profits have changed since the last ILO estimates were published in 2014.

  2. Hard to see, harder to count: Handbook of forced labour surveys

    27 February 2024

    This revised version of the "Hard to see, harder to count" handbook provides an updated set of tools for the design, implementation and analysis of quantitative surveys on the forced labour of adults.

  3. IPEC+ Global Flagship Programme Implementation

    16 February 2024

  4. Ethical guidelines for research on forced labour

    26 January 2024

    The aim of this document is to provide guidelines on the safe and ethical conduct of research on forced labour and human trafficking for forced labour.

  5. Eradicating Forced Labour: Partnering strategically with ILO

    24 January 2024

    This note provides an overview of the ILO’s work to eradicate forced labour around the world. It highlights challenges at stake, key policy responses needed, as well as the ILO’s tools and ongoing initiatives in this area.

  6. Reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment: An ILO toolkit for Mongolian journalists

    15 January 2024

    This toolkit was developed to help journalists report on fair recruitment and forced labour.

2023

  1. Towards freedom at sea: Handbook for the detection of forced labour in commercial fishing

    20 December 2023

    This Handbook responds to the need for consolidated guidance on the detection of forced labour among fishers.

  2. The Alignment of Indonesian laws, policies, and their enforcement with the ILO international labour standards on forced labour: A situation and gap analysis

    05 December 2023

    This gap analysis documents the extent to which the requirements of PO29 are represented in the Government of Indonesia’s existing laws, norms and practices, with special reference to Indonesia’s catch fisheries sector and local fishers, who are one of the groups identified to be at risk of forced labour in Indonesia.

  3. Research Manual - Assessment of the implementation of fundamental principles and rights at work in the workplace

    23 November 2023

    This handbook is a practical guide for development practitioners to assess the realization of the five fundamental principles and rights at work in the workplace and design evidence-based interventions.

  4. 8.7 Accelerator Lab Integrated Report

    31 October 2023

    The 8.7 Accelerator Lab aims to accelerate progress on the elimination of child labour and the eradication of forced labour by optimizing the effectiveness of development cooperation interventions. This is the first integrated report documenting the progress made at the Initiative level.