Forced Labour: Facts and Figures - The Cost of Coercion, Regional Perspectives: EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA
Until recently, the spotlight throughout Europe has been on forced labour involving undocumented workers or those who have not migrated through regular channels. However, trafficking for labour exploitation, including forced labour, is now moving up the agenda of policy-makers as more evidence of its existence comes to light. It is the predominant form of trafficking in Russia, and possibly in some Western European countries.
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Type Fact sheet Date issued 2009 Unit responsible Communication and Public Information Subjects forced labour Download English - pdf 39 KB