Publications on forced labour

Issue paper on COVID-19 and fundamental principles and rights at work

07 October 2020

For the millions of workers already in vulnerable situations, the COVID-19 crisis can have devastating consequences: their fundamental rights at work are under threat, pushing them and their families towards greater insecurity. Safeguarding and extending fundamental principles and rights at work will therefore be critical to the success of both immediate and longer-term responses to the crisis in the world of work.
2019 Annual Review under the follow-up to the ILO 1998 Declaration - Compilation of baseline tables, by country

07 October 2020

(based on the reports of Member States that have not ratified all fundamental Conventions and/or that have not ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930)

COVID-19 impact on child labour and forced labour: The response of the IPEC+ Flagship Programme

20 May 2020

What is the real impact of COVID-19 on child labour and forced labour? How the ILO has repurposed its resources and operations to mitigate the devastating effects of the pandemic? How the international community can contribute to this effort?

Presence of human trafficking and forced labour in labour migration - Sri Lanka

04 December 2019

This study was undertaken within the framework of the International Labour Organization (ILO) project on “Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons (EQUIP)”, funded by the US Department of States Bureau for South and Central Asian Affairs.

Eliminating Forced Labour: Handbook for Parliamentarians No. 30

07 October 2019

This handbook, co-published with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), aims to help parliamentarians to make their contribution to global efforts to effectively combat the scourge of forced labour, a scourge still affecting 25 million people globally.

2018 Annual Review under the follow-up to the ILO 1998 Declaration - Compilation of baseline tables, by country

04 June 2019

(based on the reports of Member States that have not ratified all fundamental Conventions and/or that have not ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930)

2017 Annual Review under the follow-up to the ILO 1998 Declaration - Compilation of baseline tables, by country

16 May 2018

(based on the reports of Member States that have not ratified all fundamental Conventions and/or that have not ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention, 1930)

Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage

19 September 2017

The 2017 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery focus on two main issues: forced labour and forced marriage. The estimate of forced labour comprises forced labour in the private economy, forced sexual exploitation of adults and commercial sexual exploitation of children, and state-imposed forced labour.

Eliminating and Preventing Forced Labour: Checkpoints app

16 March 2016

This mobile app allows business managers and auditors to create interactive checklists that will help them ensure a forced labour-free operation. There are 38 checkpoints in total – each one provides best-practice recommendations for taking action.

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