Forced Labour

Forced labour is a violation of human rights and is condemned around the world. Yet it is still widely in evidence. Traditional forms of slavery are found in parts of Africa, while forced recruitment, bonded labour, where workers are forced to work because of the debts they owe their employers, and trafficking in people for work in prostitution or sweatshops are found in many parts of the world.


The most recent documents available on this subject are:

Responsible investment in Burma

TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady has written to Foreign Secretary William Hague ahead of the G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting that he is hosting in London next week. Her letter urges him to use the meeting's discussion of Burma to secure internatio...

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2 April 2013
Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

The recently adopted UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights represent a strong international consensus on how to tackle the global rise in business-related human rights abuses. To help bring them to life, the TUC has developed a set of re...

24 October 2012
A decent job? DFID fails the TUC's Decent Work test

To mark the World Day for Decent Work, the TUC is releasing 'A decent job?': a report assessing the Department for International Development's (DFID) efforts to secure decent jobs for the world's poor. DFID scores just 25 out of 56 points based on cr...

7 October 2012
TUC Aid: Help Burma's workers build a union movement

For the first time in generations workers in Burma are now free to form trade unions. But they are starting from scratch in a country slowly emerging from dictatorship and extreme poverty. Please help them by supporting TUC Aid's Burma Appeal.

14 August 2012
Make Burma end forced labour before dropping sanctions, says TUC

The TUC is calling on the UK Government to ensure that no significant EU sanctions against Burma are lifted until forced labour and other serious human rights abuses have been addressed.

2 March 2012
Make Burma meet benchmarks before dropping sanctions, says ITUC

Burma needs to address chronic human rights abuses before sanctions are lifted says a new report from the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC).

15 February 2012



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