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The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency that is dedicated to promoting decent work and protecting the rights of workers around the world. The ILO was founded in 1919, and it is the oldest specialized agency of the UN.
The ILO is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and it has a membership of 187 countries. The ILO is governed by its member states, who are represented by delegations at the ILO’s annual International Labour Conference.
The ILO has a wide range of responsibilities and functions, including:
The European Commission released its proposal for a ban on products made with forced labor on September 14. The proposal comes after the news that 27.6 million people were engaged in forced labor in 2021, according to estimates from the International Labour Organization, Walk Free and the International Organization for Migration. What does the E.U….
Results from a survey commissioned by Amnesty International show that the majority of football fans are in favor of FIFA paying $440 million in compensation to migrant workers who suffered abuses in bringing us the World Cup set to take place in Qatar. Pressure from fans 17,000 fans from 15 countries responded to the survey…
Editor’s note: this is an opinion piece, presented as a viewpoint on public sentiment. by Zachary Faria, Commentary Writer | September 14, 2022 09:16 AM The United Nations has determined that there are nearly 50 million people living in some form of slavery around the world. And you can bet that the organization will…
According to the “Global Estimates of Modern Slavery-Forced Labour and Forced Marriage,” released by the International Labour Organization (ILO), there were approximately 50 million (49.6 million) people living in modern slavery on any given day in 2021, up from 40 million in 2016 and a 25% increase over the last 5 years. Of these people,…
Genocide, slave trade, forced labor and other evil acts are the undeniable original human rights sins in the history of American colonialism and capitalism. From the slaughter and enslavement of Native American Indians by early European colonists, to the exploitation of black slaves under the prevailing slave trade in the 18th century, to the systematic…
New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage Fifty million people around the world are trapped in modern slavery, either forced to work against their will or forced into a marriage, according to new global estimates, marking a significant rise over the…
Secretary to the Taraba State Government, Mr. Anthony Jellason, and the NAPTIP DG, Fatima Waziri during the inauguration of Taraba State Task Force on Human Trafficking. By THOMAS AKASE, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has promised a robust collaboration and support to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)…
This week the International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and Walk Free released their report on the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery, Forced Labour and Forced Marriage. The estimates are largely based on household surveys as well as data provided by counter trafficking agencies and the IOM. As the report…
GENEVA (ILO News) – New estimates of the number of people globally in forced labour and forced marriage will be released by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Walk Free and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday 12 September 2022. The Global Estimates of Modern Slavery: Forced Labour and Forced Marriage report provides an…
GAO-22-106029 Published: Sep 01, 2022. Publicly Released: Sep 01, 2022. Fast Facts Human trafficking victims are often held in slave-like conditions and forced to work in the sex trade or other servitude. One international organization estimated about 25 million people were trafficked in 2016. The U.S. seeks to combat trafficking. For example, the Departments of…
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