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Article

22 Feb 2008

Author:
EthicsWorld [USA]

ILO Emphasizes the Business Role in Stopping Forced Labor

At the Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, the International Labor Organization (ILO) sponsored several working sessions on what key entities could do to help curb the growing problem of forced labor around the world. The discussions were compiled into one report as a way of encouraging businesses to become aware of this serious problem... Industries with complex supply chains as well as difficult and dangerous industries where it’s hard to recruit employees are particularly vulnerable to forced labor practices. Other industries can be tainted by these activities indirectly, the report said. Hotels, entertainment venues, airlines, transportation companies, visa and travel agencies, and Internet operators are all subject to coming in contact with human traffickers. These industries should be particularly on guard against trafficking, the ILO states.