Forced labour resources

  1. AP-Forced Labour Net online course: Module 2

    15 August 2015

    Module 2 of the online course covers the ILO indicators of forced labour, how indicators of forced labour can contribute to data collection and research and the concept of a "continuum of exploitation".

  2. Combating forced labour through e-learning

    04 August 2015

    A new ILO online course teaches participants to better understand and prevent trafficking in persons in East and South-East Asia

  3. AP-Forced Labour Net online course: Introductory video

    02 August 2015

    This video introduces the AP-Forced Labour Net online course covering the preventing and addressing trafficking in persons in East and South-East Asia.

  4. Prevent the recruitment and use of children by armed forces/groups in Myanmar as an entry point for durable peace

    01 August 2015

    The project will support the implementation of the Joint Action Plan to end and prevent the recruitment and use of children by the Tatmadaw, to identify, verify and discharge underage recruits still associated with the Tatmadaw as well as support their reintegration back into their communities.

  5. Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) - Nepal

    01 August 2015

    The project contributes to the promotion of fair recruitment practices affecting migrant workers globally and across specific migration corridors in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. The countries selected for this project are Nepal, Jordan, Tunisia and the Philippines.

  6. Money talks: Why compensation could be the best tool in the fight to combat forced labour

    06 July 2015

    By Anna Olsen, Technical Officer, Tripartite Action to Protect the Rights of Migrant Workers in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS TRIANGLE)

  7. Inter-Ministerial Consultation Meeting on the Draft Bonded Labour Bill

    The Government of Nepal has taken important steps to tackle bonded labour in Nepal and the Ministry of Land Reform and Management (MoLRM) is planning to organize an Inter-Ministerial Consultation meeting to finalize the draft Bonded Labour Bill within this month. The objectives of the two-day national consultation workshop are to: • Update inter-ministerial officials on the status of the bill • Finalize the draft bill addressing the concerns of the cabinet

  8. Creating the choices needed to end forced labour and child labour

    29 April 2015

    By Simrin Singh, Senior Specialist on Child Labour, ILO DWT for East and South-East Asia and the Pacific

  9. Shan State, Myanmar – Peace, Reconciliation & Development through Community Empowerment

    15 March 2015

    Ceasefire and peace process efforts as part of the reforms since 2011 have presented new opportunities to work with communities and conflict parties to make a measurable contribution to peace at the local level in areas of Myanmar affected by conflict.

  10. Exploitation vs. forced labour -- What can we learn from international labour standards?

    02 March 2015

    By Tim De Meyer, Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia