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A new report from the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO) shows that more than 27 million people are engaged in forced labour around the world. This Tuesday, Brussels is announcing new rules to ban goods made with forced labour or those imported into the bloc. The ILO report also raised…

New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage

The number of people forced into modern forms of slavery has risen by a fifth in recent years to around 50 million on any given day amid a surge in poverty and other crises, the U.N. International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday.

Exclusive: Union body complains to ILO over new law that allows companies to use agency workers to break strikes

Groups assisting workers and migrants have faced violence and arbitrary arrest since February 2021 coup, report says.

Quality of jobs has also deteriorated, with more irregular hours and lower pay, International Labour Organization says.

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The meeting will also discuss advancing roles of employers and trade unions in the post-pandemic scenario

These businesses are the ones that have faced the harshest of environments over the last few years

In what has been called the “biggest moment for workers’ rights in a quarter of a century”, the International Labour Organization (ILO) adopted a safe and healthy work environment as one of its five fundamental principles and rights at work for all at its June 2022 international conference. This is…

As the UK government faces the prospect of a summer of strikes, it has reintroduced plans to change the law so agency workers can be hired to replace striking workers. While this will not happen in time to prevent the impact of current transport worker strikes, the BBC has reported…