13.07.2012 - 08:54 [ International Labour Organisation (ILO) ]

Forced labour: an EU problem

“Our analysis of cases clearly shows that agriculture, domestic work, manufacturing and construction are the main sectors where forced labour was found in the EU. Victims are lured with false job offers only to find out that conditions of work are worse than they anticipated. Many of them are in an irregular situation and have very limited bargaining power”, says the head of the ILO’s Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, Beate Andrees.