Tool No. 1: The international labour standards on forced labour

The ILO has developed a body of legal instruments, known as international labour standards (ILS), which aim to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and dignity. These instruments are drawn up by the ILO constituents – governments, employers and workers – and include conventions and protocols, which are legally binding international treaties that ILO member States are encouraged to ratify; and Recommendations, which serve as non-binding guidelines.