A new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has quantified the number of workers that toil in some of the most oppressive conditions around the world. The report has found that there are 40 million workers trapped in slavery like conditions, an additional 25 million work in forced labour conditions, while an estimated 150 million children are subjected to child labour. Reports like this once again expose the brutality of a capitalist system that creates huge profits for a minority while exploiting millions of people around the world. Independent labour organisations, co-ordinating industrial actions internationally are the best way for workers to advance their rights.
A new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has quantified the number of workers that toil in some of the most oppressive conditions around the world. The report has found that there are 40 million workers trapped in slavery like conditions, an additional 25 million work in forced labour conditions, while an estimated 150 million children are subjected to child labour. Reports like this once again expose the brutality of a capitalist system that creates huge profits for a minority while exploiting millions of people around the world. Independent labour organisations, co-ordinating industrial actions internationally are the best way for workers to advance their rights.
