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World Day against Trafficking in Persons
30 July 2021
Cartoonists from all over the world draw their visions of forced labour

To mark World Day Against Trafficking in Persons the International Labour Organization and Human Resources without Borders have announced the winners of an international cartoon competition on forced labour. GENEVA (ILO News) – Three cartoonists...

Interview of Martine Combemale, President and Founder of RHSF

A recent report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Unicef, the UN agency in charge of child welfare, estimates that 160 million children will be forced to work in early 2020. That is 8.4...

Why made in France is not a protection against child labor

Martine Combemale, President of Human Ressources Without Borders (RHSF) was interviewed by Europe 1. While a UN report points for the first time to an increase in child labor in 20 years, products made in...

Ending child labour: let’s make France a true “pathfinder country”

Tribune of the “Social Management” magazine destined to  social partners publishes the RHSF column on France’s desire to become a “pioneer country” in the elimination of child labor and forced labor. On 11 June, France announced...

How to stop child labor aggravated by Covid-19?

In a report released on Thursday 10 June, two days before the World Day Against Child Labour on Saturday 12 June, the UN warns that child labour is on the rise, after declining steadily over...

Ending child and forced labour: let’s make France a true “pathfinder country”

50 for Freedom campaign to end modern slavery

More than 25 million women, men and children are living in modern slavery situations – that’s 3 out of every 1,000 people in the world. A coordinated effort by governments and activists around the world...

Martine Combemale : « Child labour is invisible. And yet, it is present (…) even close to our home »

In the interview with France 3, the founder of RHSF explains how RHSF was created, why the year 2021 is a pivotal moment for child labour eradication and how it is possible to take and...

1st of May 2021 Labour Day…against child labour

2021: UN International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour This 1st of May 2021 is an occasion to remind us that, worldwide, 152 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 work in...

RHSF’s Action Pledges for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

Upon the invitation of Alliance 8.7, we publically engage to reinforce our awareness-raising programme and are currently coordinating with our partner companies the way we will communicate the outcomes of our field experimentations to eliminate...

RHSF’s Action Pledges for the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour

Upon the invitation of Alliance 8.7, we publically engage to reinforce our awareness-raising programme and are currently coordinating with our partner companies the way we will communicate the outcomes of our field experimentations to eliminate...

RHSF on the radio “France Culture”

What is forced labour, how to act and why a cartoon competition? Nadine Epstain interviews Martine Combemale, President of RSHF, in the 12:30 news programme “the hidden face of the world”. Listen to the interview...