News on forced labour

July 2016

  1. © PAG-ASA, Massimo Timos 2024
    Their photos, their stories

    30 July 2016

    Deprived of liberty, working in inhumane conditions, suffering violence. These photos bear witness to harrowing stories of human trafficking. They were taken by men and women who had previously been trafficked into forced labour in Belgium, and who now live in safety at PAG-ASA, a shelter in Brussels, Belgium. PAG-ASA provides legal, administrative and psychosocial support to victims of human trafficking.

  2. © PAG-ASA, Massimo Timosi 2024
    Forced labour, human trafficking and slavery: Their photos, their stories

    30 July 2016

    To mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, here are a series of photos taken by a group of trafficking victims.

  3. Tricked and trafficked: A harrowing real-life story

    30 July 2016

    Listen to Gulnara’s story of being trafficked into forced prostitution – as told by actress Robin Wright, for the 50 For Freedom campaign to end modern slavery.

  4. Panel discussion on Partnerships to End Forced Labour in Supply Chains

  5. © Illustrations by Gill Button 2024
    I had to do something or die

    13 July 2016

    The victims of modern slavery include domestic workers who are abused and kept shut away by their employers. In this interview, Henriette Siliadin tells us how she became a slave after her arrival in France at the age of 14.

June 2016

  1. Joaquin Furriel tells the real-life story of a couple trapped in forced labour

    30 June 2016

    Argentinian actor, Joaquin Furriel, voices the real-life story of a man who along with his wife is trapped in forced labour. Furriel is one of several artists supporting the 50 for Freedom campaign against modern slavery, being led by the International Labour Organization.

  2. Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Develop Guidance on Fair Recruitment

    The ILO Governing Body at its 326th Session agreed to convene in September 2016 a three-day “Tripartite Meeting of Experts to Develop Guidance on Fair Recruitment”, with the objective to adopt ILO guidelines on fair recruitment, encompassing both cross-border and national recruitment. The outcomes of such a meeting will inform the general discussion on labour migration that has been included on the agenda of the International Labour Conference in June 2017, as well as the second recurrent discussion on fundamental principles and rights at work.

    Please note that this Meeting is by invitation only and not open to the public.

  3. France joins the global movement against forced labour

    14 June 2016

  4. © Ceskyraj Hrubaskala 2024
    The Czech Republic – determined to fight against forced labour

    09 June 2016

    With a strong track record of passing legislation to combat modern slavery, the Czech Republic ratifies the Forced Labour Protocol.

  5. France commits to ending modern slavery

    07 June 2016

    France’s Minister for Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue, Ms Myriam El Khomri, explains why France has ratified the Forced Labour Protocol. We also hear from Yves Veyrier, Garance Pineau and Claude Jeannerot about what this means for the workers, the employers and the government in France. (In French with subtitles in English)