Cost of Coercion : Global Report Under the follow-up to the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, 2009. International Labour Conference, 98th Session 2009, Report I (B). Report of the Director-General

Cover -- Contents -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The concept of forced labour:Emerging issues -- Forced labour: The ILO definition -- The concept and definition of human trafficking -- Forced labour, modern slavery and vulnerability to exploitation: Conceptual and policy challenges -- Chapter 2. Forced labour: Capturing the trends -- Introduction -- Improving the knowledge base:Data collection and analysis -- Pilot survey in the Republic of Moldova -- Regional perspectives -- Africa -- Asia -- Americas -- Europe and Central Asia -- Middle East -- Thematic concerns -- Contract labour and recruitment -- Seafarers and fishers -- Domestic workers -- The economics of forced labour: Measuring the costs of coercion -- Chapter 3. National action against forced labour: The role of governments -- Introduction -- Approaches to law andpolicy-making on forced labour -- Prosecutions and law enforcement against forced labour -- National policies, plans of action and coordination mechanisms -- Regional initiatives -- Challenges for labour administration and labour inspection -- Lessons of experience -- Chapter 4. Forced labour and the private economy: Challenges for employers'and workers' organizations -- Introduction -- The role of employers' organizations -- The issues -- Broad principles and general guidance -- Initiatives of national employers' organizations -- Measures and responsesof individual companies -- Auditing of forced labour -- The role and experience of trade unions -- A global trade union alliance:The process -- An action plan for a global trade union alliance: Main areas of activity -- Regional planning and capacity building -- Initiatives by the Global Union federations -- National action: Guidance and toolkits -- Information campaigns -- Organizing migrantsand supporting their claims.