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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.

This report covers the analysis of stakeholders’ implementation of efforts to address child labor and forced labor in the cocoa sectors of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, with emphasis on the period since 2019. The main research questions focused on (a) the identification of the initiatives and good practices of governments, industry, and workers’ and farmer-based organizations to address child labor and forced labor; (b) identification of the challenges of and the extent to which industry and workers’ organizations and FBOs are actively and meaningfully involved in efforts to address child labor and forced labor; and (c) a review of the efforts under and outside the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group to address child labor and forced labor.

This report presents research identifying and developing indicators of progress and assessing efforts to address child labor and forced labor in the cocoa sectors of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The report further details progress indicators that interviewee and documentary sources suggest have contributed to a positive impact on reducing child labor and forced labor.

This report presents research identifying and developing indicators of progress and assessing efforts to address child labor and forced labor in the cocoa sectors of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The report further details progress indicators that interviewee and documentary sources suggest have contributed to a positive impact on reducing child labor and forced labor.

This report covers the analysis of stakeholders’ implementation of efforts to address child labor and forced labor in the cocoa sectors of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, with emphasis on the period since 2019. The main research questions focused on (a) the identification of the initiatives and good practices of governments, industry, and workers’ and farmer-based organizations to address child labor and forced labor; (b) identification of the challenges of and the extent to which industry and workers’ organizations and FBOs are actively and meaningfully involved in efforts to address child labor and forced labor; and (c) a review of the efforts under and outside the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group to address child labor and forced labor.

This is a report on the 2022 Mongolian Labour Force Survey that provides quantitative findings regarding labor force participation according to various demographic categories, informal employment, forced labor, youth labor participation, and demographic and household indicators. The report also includes appendices that discuss the methodology of the survey and provide additional statistical tables.

This report assesses the current landscape of efforts to address child labor and forced labor in the cocoa supply chains in Ecuador, Brazil, and Indonesia. The main research questions focused on (a) the identification of efforts of governments, industry, and civil society organizations to address child and forced labor in the cocoa sectors; (b) identification of the challenges encountered in these efforts; (c) review of situations that could potentially increase child and forced labor in the cocoa supply chain; and (d) identification of indications that these child labor and forced labor situations exist in the cocoa sector in these countries.

This is a report on the 2022 Nigerian Forced Labour Survey that generated data on forced labor for the purpose of developing effective interventions to eradicate forced labor in Nigeria. The survey aimed to assess the prevalence and characteristics of forced labor in the adult population. The survey captured demographic characteristics of victims of forced labor and captured characteristics of forced labor including the types of labor, sector of work, working conditions, and means of recruitment and coercion.

A video that describes child labor in Serbia, including demographic characteristics of Serbian child laborers, characteristics of child labor in Serbia, some of the causes and effects of child labor, and some of the interventions Serbia is employing to combat child labor.