RECAPITULATION OF 02/03/05 REPORTED by CHOUDHARY & NIKI
FORCED LABOUR by - Caroline O’Reilly – Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (SAP-FL) Forced labour is ILO Conv.no 29 and Conv.105 Global Report on Forced Labour was published on 2001
Contending issues in the Exclusion of Forced Labour Normal civic obligations Minor communal services in the interest of the community
Possible Trade Union actions to combat Forced Labour Create awareness, advocacy among vulnerable groups Legal reforms, legal assistance Inspection/Monitoring mechanism for the implementation of law Capacity-building for TU members Institutional Machinery Tripartite Dialogue Minimum wage enforcement “Name-Shame” campaign Networking with civil society
Contd. Collect concrete evidence of cases and registering complaints Create political will for poverty eradication, employment creation Push for heavy penalties for perpetrators and speedy legal process Immigration/anti-trafficking laws Make use of ILO supervisory mechanism Direct action-reporting to authorities Organize cooperative, SHG’s
Afternoon session Working out with the individual work plan Preparation for the packaging of training materials