News on forced labour

December 2014

  1. ILO to support Faith Leaders’ Universal Declaration Against Slavery

    02 December 2014

  2. New ILO standards on the elimination of forced labour– A multi stakeholder approach to address contemporary forms of forced labour and trafficking

    Side event organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Working Group on Business and Human Rights, in the framework of the 3rd annual UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

November 2014

  1. Presentation on the "Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value - How do We Get There?"

    24 November 2014

    Presentation made at the occasion of webinar on the "Equal Pay for Work of Equal Value - How do We Get There?", 29 March 2011.

  2. Regulating recruitment: labour and criminal justice responses in preventing trafficking in persons and migrant exploitation

    A tripartite consultative workshop jointly organized by the ILO and UNODC.

  3. Information session on a proposed Global Fund to End Slavery

    Presentation followed by a Q&A session to discuss the proposal to establish a Global Fund to End Modern Slavery

  4. Information session on a proposed Global Fund to End Slavery

    Presentation followed by a Q&A session to discuss the proposal to establish a Global Fund to End Modern Slavery

  5. Information session on Decent Work for Sustainable Development

October 2014

  1. It's time to ratify the newly adopted ILO Forced Labour Protocol

    17 October 2014

    The new legally-binding ILO Protocol on Forced Labour aims to strengthen global efforts towards combating forced labour, trafficking and slavery-like practices. Governments now have the opportunity to ratify the Protocol and integrate new measures at the national and regional levels to combat this crime.

  2. It's now time to ratify the newly adopted ILO Forced Labour Protocol

    17 October 2014

    The new legally-binding ILO Protocol on Forced Labour aims to strengthen global efforts towards combating forced labour, trafficking and slavery-like practices. Governments now have the opportunity to ratify the Protocol and integrate new measures at the national and regional levels to combat this crime.

  3. New ILO Protocol on Forced Labour to be discussed with the diplomatic community at the upcoming European Commemoration Day Against Trafficking in Persons in Geneva

    14 October 2014

    In commemoration of the European Day against Trafficking in Persons, an event will explore the challenges of Protection and Partnership, on October 17th, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.