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This revised 3rd edition of the handbook provides an updated set of tools and guidelines for the design, implementation and analysis of quantitative surveys on the forced labor of adults. These guidelines present an operational definition of what constitutes forced labor and indicators with which to identify it, list the steps to be followed to implement a survey on forced labor, describe sampling techniques, propose a minimum set of questions necessary to assess forced labor, provide guidance on data analysis, and present some ethical considerations with regard to research on forced labor.

Website and knowledge portal for the From Research to Action (R2A) project that features information about the project, research findings and products of the project, and recommended policy actions based on project findings.

A video featuring statements from workers, fishing industry leaders, and government officials explaining how the SAFE Seas project has helped protect fishers from harmful labor practices.

A report that discusses forced labor in the illegal gold mining industry in the district of Manseriche in the Loreto region of Peru and the working conditions of the local Awajún indigenous people. The report includes an extensive literature review on relevant topics, and analysis of industrial logistics, coloniality, and value extraction.

A report that presents quantitative information related to forced labor and child labor in Peru in the regions of Cusco, Lima, and Loreto. The report's four sections present the survey methodology; analysis of the survey data including perceptions, awareness, impact, and treatment of forced labor and child labor; the conclusions and findings of the analysis; and supplementary materials including a technical sheet and dictionary of variables.

A report that uses qualitative methodologies to explore the reasons behind the lack of knowledge about forced labor in Peru in the regions of Cusco, Lima, and Iquitos. The report includes citizen perceptions of force labor, findings from interviews with justice operators, and an exploration of legal approaches to forced labor.

This handbook provides consolidated guidance on the detection of forced labor among fishers. The handbook is aimed at both state authorities and at non-state actors directly engaged with fishers or otherwise concerned with labor and human rights in fishing. The Handbook is relevant for fisheries worldwide, but the tools it contains will require adaptation to each country’s legal frameworks and fishing industry characteristics. Part I of the handbook describes the broad legal and conceptual frameworks for understanding the characteristics of forced labor in fishing and Part II provides guidance on how forced labor detection can be integrated into the extant compliance efforts.

This paper is aimed at providing an initial picture of some of the key channels through which climate change is linked to child labor, and the broad implications for policy moving forward. This paper explains that while it is widely recognized that climate change is affecting the global labor force, its effects on child labor have received less research attention and cannot be directly derived from its effects on adult work, as the underlying drivers of child labor and its associated risks are quite different. This paper demonstrates that children are a population group particularly at risk from the system shocks caused by climate change, such as industrial disruption, food insecurity, and compromised health, with particular threats to the agriculture sector, where 70% of all child labor is located.

This issue paper addresses the twin challenges of child labor and education exclusion among indigenous children. The paper demonstrates that indigenous children face a higher risk of child labor than other children, and are often significantly over-represented in hazardous work and the worst forms of child labor. These children also face limited access to education, with particular limitations found among indigenous girls. Factors influencing this situation include land dispossession, climate change, migration, and constraints on traditional indigenous livelihoods

This study examines patterns in child labor, child employment and informality for 22 sub-Saharan countries using household survey data, seeking to understand descriptively the patterns in child labor, child employment and informality that are present in this data. This type of descriptive analysis appears missing in the literature, and it is hoped that the study will help frame the subsequent causal studies that will examine different ways to alter the patterns documented herein.