Forced labour resources

  1. Making history: The journey to modernize action against forced labour

    27 June 2014

    By Thetis Mangahas, Deputy Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

  2. Illegal profits from forced labour in Asia-Pacific estimated at about US$52 billion per year

    20 May 2014

    New ILO report estimates that one third of global annual profits of US$150 billion from forced labour are generated in the Asia-Pacific region.

  3. Identifying and Investigating Cases of Child Labour and Forced Labour: Training for Law Enforcement and Other Key Partners in Timor-Leste

    Effective labour inspection, as a main part of labour administration, is vital in ensuring that the principles of international labour standards, including the elimination of child labour and forced labour, are implemented at the enterprise level and in promoting good governance in the world of work, making Decent Work a reality.

  4. WIF Global Fair Recruitment Initiative Workshop

    Meeting of WIF-Partner organisations in ITC Turin to launch the “Fair Recruitment Initiative”

  5. Coherence or fragmentation? Towards joint action against forced labour, human trafficking and slavery

    18 April 2014

    By Beate Andrees, Head of Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, ILO Geneva

  6. Project fact sheet: Forced Labour Action in the Asian Region (FLARE)

    18 April 2014

    According to ILO’s most recent estimate, at least 20.9 million people are victims of forced labour globally and Asia and the Pacific accounts for 56 per cent, or about 11.7 million.

  7. Summary of online discussion: Fair recruitment, how can we make it work?

    15 April 2014

    From 27 November to 4 December 2014, the AP‐Forced Labour Net invites participants to share experiences on recruitment and its links to exploitation. This online discussion is part of a follow‐up to a tripartite meeting that was organized by the ILO and UNODC in Bangkok, Thailand during 18-19 November.

  8. Online discussion report: Eradicating forced and child labour from the supply chains: How to institute real change?

    15 April 2014

    The AP-Forced Labour Net hosted an online discussion forum on Eradicating Forced and Child Labour from the Supply Chains: How to Institute Real Change? from 1 to 12 September 2014.

  9. Online discussion report: What is forced labour, human trafficking and slavery? Do definitions matter, and why?

    15 April 2014

    The AP‐Forced Labour Net hosted its first public online discussion forum on “What is forced labour, human trafficking and slavery? Do definitions matter, and why?” from 22 April ‐ 2 May 2014.

  10. Work In Freedom:Jharkhand State Consultative Meeting

    Half day consultative meeting in Ranchi to discuss the proposed Implementation Plan for the state