News on forced labour
June 2020
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COVID-19 may push millions more children into child labour – ILO and UNICEF
12 June 2020
Child labour down by 94 million since 2000, a gain now under threat.
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ILO team up with trade unions to protect fishers from COVID-19 pandemic and human trafficking
12 June 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the vulnerability of fishers and make them at higher risks of being trapped in human trafficking. The ILO team up with trade unions in fishing sector to raise their awareness about the pandemic and the danger of trafficking.
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Vietnam renews commitment to combat forced labour
10 June 2020
Convention No. 105 is the seventh ILO fundamental Convention ratified by Vietnam
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ILO commits to support Viet Nam’s effort to promote safe labour migration
10 June 2020
The on-going revision of the Law on Contract-Based Vietnamese Overseas Workers can be an opportunity to ensure that Vietnamese migrant workers will be globally sought-after by responsible employers, and their rights will be protected in accordance with international labour standards.
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ILO welcomes milestone to end forced labour in Viet Nam
08 June 2020
The National Assembly has voted for the ratification of ILO Convention 105 on Abolition of Forced Labour and approval of the free trade agreement between the EU and Viet Nam.
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Southeast Asian Forum for Fishers strengthen efforts to better protect migrant fishers
03 June 2020
To strengthen the protection of migrant fishers in the Southeast Asia, SEA Forum for Fishers emphasized the need for streamlined coordination at both national and regional levels during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 2020
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SKILL-UP NIGER: Towards empowering women victims of modern slavery through skills development
18 May 2020
The International Labour Organization (ILO), with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have launched a project in Niger to empower victims of forced labour through skills development.
March 2020
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Italy adopts the first National Plan to tackle labour exploitation in agriculture
11 March 2020
Developed with the technical support from the International Labour Organization and the European Commission, the Plan consists of a strategy to operationalize the national policy to prevent and tackle labour exploitation, illegal recruitment and forced labour in agriculture.
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Lithuania renews commitment to combat forced labour
06 March 2020
Lithuania has ratified the Protocol of 2014 to the Forced Labour Convention becoming the 45th ILO member State to do so
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Tajikistan committed to combat forced labour
04 March 2020
On January 24th, 2020, the Republic of Tajikistan ratified the ILO Forced Labour Protocol, hence becoming the 44th country in the world to do so.