Press conference

Forced Labour report cites opportunity cost of coercion

Forced Labour costs USD 20 billion per year - Roger Plant, Head of the ILO's Special Action Programme to combat Forced Labour, explains the financial as well as moral reasons why governments throughout the world must crack down on forced labour.

12 May 2009

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