The Indonesian government is dispatching a special mission to Saudi Arabia to ensure that a severely abused maid, Sumiati, receives the best treatment and that the law is enforced for her torturers.
At least one billion people will be forced from their homes between now and 2050 because of climate change and conflicts fought over scarcer resources claims this CNN article.
One day (actual) anti-trafficking experiences (of two advocates) with authorities -- show where things can be improved.
Human Development Report 2010 - The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development. This year the Human Development Report looks back at trends and patterns in development during the past several decades.
This is the first newsletter prepared by the ILO Special Action Programme to combat forced labour.
Domestic trafficking is under-reported in the Lao PDR due to lax law enforcement, stalled anti-trafficking legislation and lack of knowledge about how to define trafficking, says the UN.
Nina Corpuz, the author of the article “Filipino Domestic Workers: the struggle for justice and survival”, won the 2010 journalistic prize for the best story on labour rights, awarded by the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO). She received her award in Turin, Italy in June 2010.
Asia accounts for by far the biggest share of the world’s forced labourers. Many are migrants, either from elsewhere in Asia or their home country. Research has also shown the existence of forced labour in sectors that had escaped previous attention, including Thailand’s shrimp, fishing and seafood processing industries and shrimp production in Bangladesh.
From 22 to 24 September 2010, representatives of 31 Governments in Asia and the Pacific met in Bangkok to attend the Asia-Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Global Forum on Migration and Development 2010. On the final day of the meeting, the participants adopted the Bangkok Statement on Migration and Development. The Bangkok Statement will be submitted to the Global Forum on Migration and Development that will be held in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, from 8 to 11 November 2010.
