Forced labor occurs when individuals are compelled against their will to provide work or service through the use of force, fraud, or coercion. This crime happens both in the United States and …

Many forms of unfree labour are also covered by the term forced labour, which is defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO) as all involuntary work or service exacted under the …

Jan 30, 2026 · Forced labor is an unfair trade practice that undermines the ability of U.S. companies to compete fairly in the global economy. CBP’s forced labor enforcement efforts …

The Forced Labour Convention (No. 29), adopted in 1930, contains the definition of forced labour and provides that it should be punished as a crime. This is one of the most ratified ILO standards.

Jan 30, 2026 · Forced labour, labour performed involuntarily and under duress, usually by relatively large groups of people. Forced labour differs from slavery in that it involves not the …

Almost every form of modern slavery includes some element of forced labour. It’s the most extreme way in which people are exploited for some form of gain – including for profit, sexual …

Legal definition of forced labour Article 2(1) of the ILO Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29) defines forced labour as: “all work or service which is exacted from any person under the …

Forced labor is most like historic American slavery: coerced, often physically and without pay. All other categories of slavery are a subset of forced labor and can include domestic servitude, …

According to a joint ILO-OECD report, suppliers seeking to cope with time pressures may turn to outsourced labour, overtime and/or the use of informal labour contracting, which in turn …

Dec 1, 2025 · The strategy is the first time the United States has laid out a comprehensive approach to using trade tools to combat forced labor. It includes a range of actions the United …