The ILO’s Flagship International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour and Forced Labour (IPEC+) has ongoing operations in 62 countries, all of which are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme has developed business continuity pla...Read More

Written by Sheldon X. Zhang, Ph.D., Principal Investigator. A study examining San Diego County's population of migrant farmworkers who have been trafficked.  This study examines the types of trafficking experienced and the condition faced by...Read More

Policy recommendations Rising labour shortages reflect structural shifts, including the digital and green transitions, as well as a cyclical component in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.The policy debate tends to focus on the need for skills an...Read More

The report by Human Rights Watch describes how migrant fishers from neighboring countries in Southeast Asia are often trafficked into fishing work, prevented from changing employers, not paid on time, and paid below the minimum wage. Migrant workers ...Read More