Severe labour exploitation of migrant workers - latest developments in politics and practice

At the occasion of the World Day of Decent Work on October 7 the DGB Berlin-Brandenburg and the Berlin Alliance to Combat Trafficking for Labour Exploitation (BBGM) are organizing a public event to discuss the latest development in politics and practice with regard to severe labour exploitation of migrant workers in Berlin. BBGM is an initiative involving the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Berlin, the International Labour Organization (ILO), the German Association of Trade Unions, and the Berlin State Department for Labor and Social Affairs.

Advisors and trade unionists will present practical challenges and problems migrant workers are facing in Berlins labour market in terms of exploitation. At the policy level, representatives from parliament and from trade unions will discuss the new draft law to combat trafficking in human beings.
This event at the World Day of Decent Work will also serve to launch BBGM´s awareness raising campaign against trafficking in human beings for labour exploitation.
More information at:
http://www.berlin-brandenburg.dgb.de/article/articleview/8289/1/494/