August 2009

1. Executive Summary "Forced labour: Coercion and exploitation in the private economy"

   19 August 2009

   This co-publication by the ILO and Lynne Rienner is based on more than six years of research and features case studies from Latin America, South Asia, Africa and Europe.

July 2009

1. Fighting forced labour: the example of Brazil

   15 July 2009

   For some fifteen years, since a new inter-ministerial body was created in 1995 to coordinate action against forced labour, Brazil has been addressing the problem with vigour and determination. It has done so in many ways, involving different government agencies, employers’ and workers’ organizations, civil society, the media, academic organizations and others.

June 2009

1. PR No. 5 - Follow-up activities by the Office under the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: Freedom of association and collective bargaining; forced or compulsory labour; discrimination

   01 June 2009

May 2009

1. Measuring the Costs of Coercion to Workers in Forced Labour

   22 May 2009

   What are, in addition to the human suffering, the financial costs of coercion to people who work in forced labour? In other words, how much money is “stolen” from people in forced labour?

2. Questions and answers on “The cost of coercion”, the 2009 ILO global report on forced labour

   22 May 2009

   The 2009 ILO global report on forced labour entitled “The cost of coercion” says that victims of forced labour lose an estimated USD 20 billion ever year in unpaid earnings. This and other findings provide a powerful economic argument for stepping up global action against forced labour.

3. Fact sheet The Cost of Coercion - Regional Perspectives: Europe and Central Asia

   22 May 2009

   Regional perspectives from the ILO Global Report "The Cost of Coercion" (2009)

4. Fact sheet The Cost of Coercion - Regional Perspectives: Middle East

   22 May 2009

   Regional perspectives from the ILO Global Report "The Cost of Coercion" (2009)

5. Fact sheet The Cost of Coercion - Regional Perspectives: Americas

   22 May 2009

   Regional perspectives from the ILO Global Report "The Cost of Coercion" (2009)

6. Fact sheet The Cost of Coercion - Regional Perspectives: Asia

   22 May 2009

   Regional perspectives from the ILO Global Report "The Cost of Coercion" (2009)

7. Fact sheet The Cost of Coercion - Regional Perspectives: Africa

   22 May 2009

   Regional perspectives from the ILO Global Report "The Cost of Coercion" (2009)