News on forced labour

May 2010

  1. United Nations resolution to improve the coordination of efforts against trafficking in persons

    10 May 2010

    On 26 March 2010, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on "Improving the coordination of efforts against trafficking" in persons

April 2010

  1. ESRC seminar series on Unfree Labour

    Seminar organized by the University of Manchester, co-sponsored by Anti-Slavery International

  2. Doha Hosts Anti-Human Trafficking Forum

    21 April 2010

    On 22 and 23 March 2010, Doha hosted the Doha Foundation Forum for combating human trafficking as part of the efforts made by the state against this criminal phenomenon and its role in protecting human rights

  3. Georgia: A new website to promote safe migration

    15 April 2010

    In close cooperation with the ILO, ICMPD and OSCE, IOM is running a website to help would-be migrants make an informed choice

  4. Action plan for preventing future trafficking cases in Eastern Europe

    15 April 2010

    A two-day meeting was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 31 March and 1 April, to discuss the SerbAz company case, which involves the trafficking of workers from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to Azerbaijan. This case concerns 700 migrant construction workers and as such is one of the largest registered cases of human trafficking for labour exploitation purposes in Europe

  5. Forced labour in Europe: cases, concepts and action, by Undine Groeger, Copenhagen, April 2010

    14 April 2010

    Presentation to the conference on “Human Trafficking”, Copenhagen, Denmark, 14 April 2010

  6. Poland: Memorandum on forced labour

    02 April 2010

    The Human Trafficking Studies Centre from the Warsaw University has addressed a memorandum to public authorities, NGOs and the media, stressing the issues to be considered to combat forced labour in Poland

March 2010

  1. National Consultative Commission on Human Rights (CNCDH) has adopted an opinion on combating the trafficking and exploitation of human beings in France

    25 March 2010

    In this document, the CNCDH assess France’s approach to protect the rights of victims of trafficking or exploitation. The report has identified the failures of this approach and ways to remedy them.

  2. Labour inspection in Europe: fighting undeclared work and trafficking

    12 March 2010

    Europe’s labour inspectors face daunting challenges. They not only try to ensure decent working conditions, but also contribute to the fight against trafficking and undeclared work. ILO Online has set up a series of questions and answers about a new ILO report intended to help experts in EU countries share good practices and develop common policy guidelines for labour inspection and undeclared work.

January 2010

  1. Roundtable "Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain"

    The Business and Migration Initiative, a partnership programme of the Institute for Human Rights and Business and the International Business Leaders Forum, is co-hosting a roundtable ‘Protecting Migrant Workers in the Supply Chain’ with the Ethical Trading Initiative.