Learn about the global issue of forced labor and how you can take action to promote fair and ethical work practices. Join the fight against modern slavery and create a better future for all workers.
Every autumn, the government drafts about a million people — including doctors, teachers and other professionals — to pick cotton, providing free labor for the world’s fifth-largest cotton exporter.
ILAB publishes three reports on international child labor and forced labor that serve as valuable resources for research, advocacy, government action and corporate responsibility. These reports are The Department of Labor's Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor; the List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor; and the List of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor.
Despite support at the top, gender equality is a long way off at most U.S. companies. A study by Lean In and McKinsey reveals why—and what employees and companies can do about it.