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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 handbook aims to improve and facilitate conducting research on forced labor. Due to a need for careful attention to key ethical and safety considerations to protect study participants and interviewers and to produce and use findings that will benefit the affected communities, this handbook helps researchers to identify ethical issues with research involving exploited individuals and provide user-friendly guidance to protect the safety of study participants and researchers. Guidance is provided in the categories of research design, research implementation and data collection, and data analysis and reporting.

This handbook aims to improve and facilitate effective research on child labor by describing the risks to research subjects and researchers, ethical considerations, and practical realities related to child labor. Guidance is provided in the categories of research design, research implementation and data collection, and data analysis and reporting.

This document analyzes the results of the 2021 Survey on Forced Labor in Niger. This survey sought to ascertain estimates on the prevalence and characteristics of forced labor and to strengthen the capacity to carry out future data collection, research, and analysis. This document presents quantitative survey data accompanied by summary and analysis, including geographic regions with the highest rates of forced labor, and analysis based on demographic data such as gender, age, and household makeup.