Events and training on labour migration
December 2018
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Theatre
International Migrants Day 2018: Street Theatre to Raise Awareness on Human Trafficking
18 December 2018
The ILO in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE), organised a pop-up street theatre performance in honour of International Migrants day on 18 December 2018.
February 2018
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Fair recruitment
Building Capacity for Migrant Workers’ Access to Just Compensation, Post-Return
28 February - 2 March 2018
The Integrated Programe on Fair Recruitment (FAIR project) will conduct a training workshop “Building Capacity for Migrant Workers’ Access to Just Compensation, Post-Return” to help develop the capacities of the caseworkers of Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO) to identify, develop and, with the help of partners abroad, seek damages on behalf of migrant workers who have been exploited, trafficked or injured in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong SAR).
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Fair recruitment
Launch of the Anthology of Stories - FAIR Perspective: Stories of Filipino migrant workers in the media
8 - 9 February 2018
The Integrated Programe on Fair Recruitment (FAIR project) will conduct the following activities with the implementing partner, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP): Lecture series on media glossary on labour migration; Breakfast with editors; Launch of Anthology of stories on labour migration.
November 2017
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Fair recruitment
Training on Fair Recruitment of Philippines and Hong Kong Associations of Recruitment Agencies
22 - 23 November 2017
The Integrated Programe on Fair Recruitment (FAIR project) is committed to exploring new ideas that could help reduce deceptive and abusive recruitment practices. The FAIR project has undertaken the training of Philippines and Hong Kong Kong private recruitment agency associations on fair recruitment.
June 2015
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Side event to the Human Rights Council
Preventing the exploitation of workers during recruitment: Regulation and enforcement models
24 June 2015
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will present the main results of ILO and UNODC studies, and member States, workers and employers’ representatives and other key stakeholders will share practices to foster fair recruitment, prevent human trafficking and reduce the costs of labour migration.
April 2015
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Event
Course "Identifying and investigating cases of forced labour and trafficking"
20 - 24 April 2015
The main objective of the course is to train participants to better identify and investigate cases of forced labour, including trafficking for labour exploitation. The course addresses the different stages of the process (inspecting workplaces, interviewing victims, gathering evidence), with a focus on the private sector (textile, agriculture, domestic work, etc.).
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Training
Training on Labour Dimensions of Trafficking in Persons in Malaysia
8 - 10 April 2015
Labour inspectors of the MOHR and other stakeholders participated in the training course on the labour dimensions of trafficking in persons in Malaysia with an aim to better understand and identify indicators of forced labour in labour exploitation situations.
March 2015
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Event
Training for TIP National Focal Points
2 March - 4 May 2015
January 2015
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Conference
Regional Conference on the Labour Dimensions of Trafficking in Persons in the ASEAN region
27 - 29 January 2015
Criminal justice and labour officers, inspectors and labour attachés from the ASEAN member states, social partners and other stakeholders participated in a regional conference on the Labour Dimensions of Trafficking in Persons organized with an aim to enhance participants’ understanding of the labour migration management, labour exploitation and criminal justice elements of labour trafficking.
October 2014
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Event
Bondage, rights and voice in the Indian Ocean world, 16th century to present
9 - 11 October 2014
International workshop from the France-Quebec program, sponsored by ANR and FQRSC and coordinated by Alessandro Stanziani (CRH-EHESS) and Gwyn Campbell (McGill University). Scholars, activists, representatives of international organizations and NGOs will explore the relationship between historical and contemporary forms of servitude and human trafficking in the region and will interact to set a new research agenda and new policies orientations. Beate Andrees, head of the ILO Special action Programme to combat Forced Labour will give a presentation on “The Price of Having a Job. Labour Recruitment Practises in Global Markets”.