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building a future without forced labour.
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The ILO is uniquely placed, through its tripartite structure, global network, and leading expertise on the subject matter, to bring a coalition of actors together under one umbrella.

ILO GBNFL members are businesses of all sizes and sectors, employer and business membership organisations, industry trade groups and sectoral associations. All business-led initiatives with complementary mandates and expertise are encouraged to join as partners.
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With more, faster & better action we can end forced labour.

We are an umbrella network that brings together businesses and their representative organizations of all sizes and sectors in 187 ILO member States.
Global facts and figures
Some 28 million people
are in forced labour globally.
Of them, 17.3 million
are working in the private economy, excluding commercial sexual exploitation.
Some 3.3 million
are children.
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16May2023
Sesión informativa y capacitación sobre trabajo forzoso y contratación equitativa en México
El evento estuvo organizado como parte del trabajo que realiza la Oficina de Actividades para los Empleadores de la OIT ...
08Mar2023
Annual report for 2022
Take a look at what we acheived in 2022 and what we are aiming to do in 2023.
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Our quarterly Newsletter provides all the latest updates on forced
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Listen to our latest podcasts! Forced labour is linked to child labour, environmental degradation, climate change & illicit trade. What does this mean for eradication?
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2023
Country briefs – Mexico
Three country briefs provide an overview of forced labour, fair recruitment and the role of companies and employer and business membership organizations in eradicating forced labour and unfair recruitment. The briefs are available in Spanish only.
2023
Are you a small- or medium-sized enterprise owner or employee? Then this podcast series is for you.
In three short episodes we introduce you to forced labour, share the latest figures, show you how to spot the signs, and point you in the direction of useful free tools and resources. Even better, we introduce you to three SME owners/directors who are taking on forced labour and child labour and making a difference.
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