The ILO Forced Labour Protocol, which was adopted by the International Labour Conference in 2014, enters into force on 9^th November, a year after it gained its second ratification. It means that all countries that have ratified – Niger, Norway, United Kingdom, Mauritania, Mali, France, Czech Republic, Panama and Argentina – now have to meet the obligations outlined in the Protocol. “The ILO Forced Labour Protocol has entered into force. It requires countries to take effective measures to prevent and eliminate forced labour, and to protect and provide access to justice for victims,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a joint statement with the heads of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)...IOE Secretary-General, Linda Kromjong, said that the Protocol would make a difference in the lives of millions of men and women trapped in forced labour...Sharan Burrow, General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation stressed the legally binding nature of the Protocol.