FORCED LABOUR-NIGER: Irish Aid-ILO Partnership Programme, Phase II, 2014-15

The centuries old practice of traditional slavery continues today in Niger. Men, women and children remain bound in slavery conditions while the status of slave continues to be inherited at birth. Niger has also become both a source and transit country for forced labour and many migrants en route to North Africa and Europe are vulnerable. This project will support a second phase of ILO’s work in Niger that will provide support to the government of Niger to implement aspects of the drafted, but not yet implemented, national action plan to combat slavery and forced labour. The project will support three areas of intervention that will assist Niger in the implementation of its national action plan: (a) strengthen Niger’s institutional framework, especially the national commission on slavery and forced labour, b) strengthen the capacity of the association of traditional chiefs of Niger (ACTN) and other local organisation that fight against slavery and forced labour and provide support to victims, (c) increase the level of awareness of the general public on forced labour, human trafficking and slavery.

Project symbol

NER/13/50/IRL

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Dakar

Start date

01/01/2014

End date

31/12/2015

Total allocation

376085

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

363884

Development Partners

Ireland, Irish Aid

Country/Countries

Niger

Outcomes

Ratification and application of international labour standards