News on forced labour
January 2024
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ILO engages with young people for well-prepared migration
23 January 2024
The ILO is committed to a campaign among young footballers to raise awareness of the challenges of well-prepared migration in order to prevent the risks of exploitation.
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ILO and BRIN kick off a joint survey on decent work in marine fishing in Indonesia
15 January 2024
To support more efficient policies and interventions that better protect Indonesian fishers from forced labour, the ILO and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) conducts a joint survey on fishers’ working conditions in Indonesia.
December 2023
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Indonesian migrant workers' precariousness in sea-based sectors
18 December 2023
An opinion editorial by Mi Zhou, Chief Technical Advisor of the ILO Ship to Shore Rights Southeast Asia programme, published by the Antara News on 18 December.
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Winners of 2023 ILO Global Media Competition on Labour Migration announced
14 December 2023
The winning entries are examples of balanced and ethical reporting on migrant workers and labour migration that also help to address stereotypes and misconceptions.
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ILO publishes handbook to assess the realization of the five fundamental principles and rights at work in the workplace
04 December 2023
The ILO developed a research methodology that, for the first time, addresses under a combined framework the five fundamental principles and rights at work
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ILO at the 12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights Forum
04 December 2023
The ILO participated extensively in the 12th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, held from 27 to 29 November 2023 under the theme 'Looking at the past, anticipating the future'.
November 2023
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Indonesia strengthens joint labour inspection system in fishing sector with guidance tool
09 November 2023
The ILO’s 8.7 Accelerator Lab programme supports the effort to strengthen joint labour inspection system in fishing sector between the Ministry of Manpower (MoM) and the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (MMAF).
October 2023
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Prevention is better than cure
31 October 2023
The ILO 8.7 Accelerator Lab supports the Ghana Maritime Authority in strategic compliance of fishing vessels with provisions of C188 linked to forced labour
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Tackling decent work decifits in Indonesia’s palm oil sector with collective bargaining agreements
30 October 2023
The ILO supports labour-management cooperation in the palm oil sector in Indonesia with the signing of collective bargaining agreements in 31 companies in Sumatra and Kalimantan.
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ILO-IOM join forces to better protect Indonesian migrant workers in the palm oil sector
24 October 2023
To better protect the labour rights of potential Indonesian migrant workers, the ILO and IOM jointly develop pre-departure training modules and relevant informational materials for palm oil sector in Indonesia-Malaysia Corridor.