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• Friday, June 13th 2014 - 07:51 UTC

  ILO votes protocol to fight forced labor; Qatar tarnished with 2022 Cup preparations, abstains

  

  A new global protocol to fight forced labor, adopted this week by the International Labor Organization, will accelerate action against modern slavery. The private sector is responsible for 90% of the estimated 21 million victims of forced labor, reaping some 150 billion dollars from some of the most severe forms of exploitation in existence today.