Forced labour resources

  1. Joint labour inspection to prevent forced labour in Indonesia’s fishing sector

    28 July 2023

    The video features the importance of joint labour inspection at Indonesian fishing sector to ensure the labour rights of fishers and to prevent forced labour at sea.

  2. ILO launches Phase II of the Bridge Project to continue its support in addressing forced labour in Nepal

    27 July 2023

    The Bridge project, supported by the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) aims to support global and national efforts to combat forced labour, promoting ratification and implementation of ILO Protocol 29 on Forced Labour.

  3. Strengthening qualification frameworks and recognition of qualifications: Sri Lanka's path to global integration

    17 July 2023

  4. ILO supports Indonesia’s joint labour inspection in the fishing sector to prevent forced labour at sea

    05 July 2023

    The ILO through its 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme has supported Indonesia to improve working conditions of fishers and prevent forced labour through the establishment of joint labour inspection system and strengthened coordination between labour and fisheries inspectors.

  5. Joint Labour Inspection Pilot at the Oceanic Fishing Port of Belawan, Medan, North Sumatra

    Through this initiative, the ILO Accelerator Lab 8.7 programme (AL) aims to provide a series of knowledge-sharing and technical meeting sessions to improve the existing labour inspection model including on-site training simulation to conduct onboard labour inspection in fishing vessels.

  6. Campaign for eradicating forced labour in the fishing sector

    02 July 2023

    The interview of the M. Nour, National Coordinator of the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab in Indonesia, with RRI, a State-owned radio network in Indonesia, on the elimination of forced labour in fishing sector. The interview is part of the ILO campaign on labour rights in fishing sector.

  7. An Indonesian student warns her community of the risks of forced labour at sea

    28 June 2023

    The communications trainings of the ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme have inspired a 20-year-old communications student to campaign about labour rights of fishers in her fishing community to break the longstanding myth about working at sea.

  8. Indonesia to establish a national team for joint labour inspection in the fishing sector

    27 April 2023

    The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab continues to support Indonesia in developing and finalizing a Field Guide on Labour Inspection On-Board Fishing Vessels as a tool that will be used by the national team for joint labour inspection in the sector.

  9. ILO and Indonesia’s Diponegoro University raise awareness of forced labour in the fishing sector

    07 April 2023

    The ILO's 8.7 Accelerator Lab in Indonesia collaborates with the Faculty of Economics and Business, Dipenogoro University (FEB Undip) to promote the inclusion of labour rights in business school education.

  10. How service delivery for women migrant workers and their families in construction sector are strengthened in Thailand

    16 February 2023

    The ILO, through the Safe and Fair programme under the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, reaches out to women migrant workers and their families in construction camps in Thailand, ensuring their rights and entitlements are protected and respected.