102 items found in the library
2020
This course by Ahifores is composed of 8 different lessons and had been completed by more than 300 businesses in May 2022. For more information, see our podcast on forced labour and child labour in Mexico
2020
ILO GBNFL's policy briefs on forced labour and fair recruitment have helped Vietnam to improve legislation to protect migrant workers.
2020
This 2020 UNODC report covers 148 countries and provides an overview of patterns and flows of trafficking in persons at global, regional and national levels.
2020
This ILO GBNFL policy brief by Laura J. Spence, Professor of Business Ethics at Royal Holloway, University of London UK, looks at why SMEs have been left out of the Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) conversation and how to include them.
2020
This ILO GBNFL event explored how we can eradicate forced labour given the COVID-19 pandemic. The resulting summary features recommendations for governments, businesses, and the ILO GBNFL network.
2020
As the effects of COVID-19 exacerbate root causes, action from the public and private sectors is necessary to prevent an increase in forced labour. This ILO GBNFL brief makes recommendations for action for both businesses and governments.
2020
Luiz Machado, the ILO’s Technical Specialist on Forced Labour, presents the indicators and gives practical examples of how they can be applied. The 11 operational indicators are intended to help with the identification of forced labour, how it arises, and how it affects its victims. This course is a recording and not interactive.
2020
Nearly one in four victims of forced labour is a migrant worker. Given the risk of human trafficking and forced labour, promoting fair recruitment is critical to forced labour prevention. This ILO GBNFL webinar created a platform for ILO experts, initiatives working on fair recruitment, and employer and business membership organization to discuss current models that are working well to promote fair recruitment as well as lessons learned. Recordings available only.
2020
This ILO guide provides practical guidance for factories and other production sites to prevent child labour through effective age verification and the protection of young workers, and to effectively respond to it if it does occur.
2020
2019
The ILO Global Business Network on Forced Labour’s first Annual Meeting took place on the 21st October 2019 and brought together 35 participants among members and interested stakeholders to discuss the network’s achievements and next steps. Two key focus areas of the meeting were: 1. coordination and collaboration, and 2. reaching smaller enterprises. Summary only.
2019
2019
The ILO's general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment are principally derived from international labour standards and related ILO instruments. They cover the recruitment of all workers, including migrant workers, whether directly by employers or through intermediaries. They apply to recruitment within or across national borders, as well as to recruitment through temporary work agencies, and cover all sectors of the economy.
2019
The construction sector in the Middle East continues to bring in large numbers of lower-skilled migrant workers, as many jobs in the sector cannot be mechanized, nor are attractive to nationals. Employing a significant proportion of migrant workers brings several challenges for companies seeking to comply with labour standards and responsible business practices. This Guidance Tool aims to support companies in this regard.
2019
This guide provides practical guidance to employers on how to identify risks of forced labour in company recruitment, employment and sourcing practices, and how to effectively prevent and eliminate these risks. It is intended for company managers and staff responsible for human resources management, social and legal compliance issues at the enterprise level.
2019
This guide aims to help parliamentarians to make their contribution to global efforts to effectively combat the scourge of forced labour.
2019
2019
This report represents the first ever attempt to measure these human rights abuses and violations on a large scale. It is divided into two parts: 1. Understanding child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains, and 2. Responding to child labour, forced labour and human trafficking in global supply chains
2019
This course supports SMEs to meaningfully show the important and complementary ways they are acting responsibly and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
2018
A blockchain is a digitally distributed, decentralized, public ledger that exists across a network. It facilitates the process of recording transactions and tracking assets and is used, for example, in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. This short guide introduces blockchain technology, and the various ways in which it is being applied in the fight against modern slavery.
2018
The OECD guidance provides practical support to businesses on the implementation of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by providing plain-language explanations of its due diligence recommendations and associated provisions. Implementing these recommendations can help enterprises avoid and address adverse impacts related to workers, human rights, the environment, bribery, consumers and corporate governance that may be associated with their operations, supply chains and other business relationships. The Guidance includes additional explanations, tips and illustrative examples of due diligence.
2018
This report looks at the policies and programmes we need to eradicate forced labour by 2030. The report looks in particular at the positive role that the ILO's 2014 Forced Labour Protocol and Recommendation can play in ending forced labour.
2018
A guide and toolkit for businesses and investors on understanding modern slavery, relevant standards, risk assessment, monitoring, mitigation, remediation, and more.
2017
The guide presents an introduction to the ILO Indicators of Forced Labour. These indicators are intended to help front-line criminal law enforcement officials, labour inspectors, trade union officers, NGO workers and others to identify persons who are possibly trapped in a forced labour situation, and who may require urgent assistance. The indicators represent the most common signs that point to the possible existence of a forced labour case.
2017
2017
Even though labour migration has never featured more prominently within ASEAN than it does today, there remains a dearth of reliable data that can be applied for the development of evidence-based policy and programming. Due to the temporary and irregular nature of much of the migration occurring within the region, the realities faced by migrant workers are often hidden from view. This study helps to fill the knowledge gap on the socio-economic outcomes of migration into low-skilled work within ASEAN.
2016
This mobile app allows business managers and auditors to create interactive checklists that help ensure a forced labour-free operation. There are 38 checkpoints in total – each one provides best-practice recommendations for taking action. The app is available in Android and iOS versions. PDF files of the check points are also available.
2016
Together, the ILO’s forced labour instruments – including the new Protocol and Recommendation, as well as Conventions Nos. 29 and 105 – provide all actors with a comprehensive strategy and set of tools to address the challenge of the elimination of all forms of forced labour. The Protocol and Recommendation bring ILO standards against forced labour into the modern era. The ILO prepared this brochure in response to requests from ILO constituents (government, employers' organizations and workers' representatives) for information about the new instruments and their provisions.
2016
This guide for employers helps members of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and other businesses in Viet Nam to assess, identify and mitigate risks of forced labour in their company operations and supply chains. A guide for trainers is also available at the same link.
2016
This toolkit provides policymakers and practitioners with an applied and adaptable framework with which to assess the state of coordination in their social protection systems. It also provides examples of efforts to improve coordination from different countries around the world.
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