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The International Labour Organisation’s Work in Freedom Programme (WIF)* seeks to reduce the vulnerability of migrant women to forced labour. It is a five-year programme operating in five countries in South Asia and the Middle East, and spans several, women-heavy sectors such as domestic and garment work. WIF is part of the global effort to achieve Target 8.7 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which focuses on forced labour and human trafficking, and falls within the larger aim of SDG 8 to “promote … decent work for all”.
The WIF programme has sought to review, test, and document a variety of strategies and policies for their efficacy in areas with high migration outflows or inflows, and in the recruitment pathways linking both. The programme has furthermore engaged interested policy makers and stakeholders in reviewing different policy solutions that could reduce vulnerability to forced labour. These include but are not limited to policies, laws, and administrative practices around anti-trafficking, migration, skills development, recruitment, and labour.
