{"id":4883,"date":"2025-07-30T10:29:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T10:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/?post_type=campaign&p=4883"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T16:44:51","slug":"work-must-not-be-slavery","status":"publish","type":"campaign","link":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/campaign\/work-must-not-be-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Must Not Be Slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWork Must Not Be Slavery\n\nOn the occasion of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons \u2013 30 July\n\nEvery year on July 30, the world sheds light on one of the most heinous violations of human rights: human trafficking. Despite international efforts and regional legislation, millions of women, men, and children are still exploited daily in conditions unworthy of human dignity\u2014driven by poverty, war, ignorance, or unjust laws.\n\nAt the heart of this bleak reality, we find that work itself\u2014meant to be a source of dignity, freedom, and self-fulfillment\u2014has, in many contexts, been transformed into a modern form of slavery. This is unacceptable and unjustifiable.\n\nForced labour is not work \u2014 it is coercion and enslavement\n\nThe International Labour Organization defines \u201cforced labour\u201d as any work or service extracted from a person under threat of penalty and performed involuntarily. In our Arab region, manifestations of such exploitation are numerous:\n\u2022 Sponsorship systems (kafala) that turn migrant workers into \u201cprivate property\u201d of employers.\n\u2022 Confiscation of passports and restriction of movement, stripping workers of their freedom and exposing them to blackmail.\n\u2022 Inhumane working conditions in sectors like agriculture, construction, domestic work, and digital services, without adequate pay, health insurance, or social security.\n\u2022 Sexual exploitation and trafficking of women and children in conflict zones or during irregular migration.\n\nThese are not merely \u201ctough conditions,\u201d as some narratives try to downplay them. They are organized crimes targeting the most vulnerable and subjecting human beings to a market logic devoid of moral value.\n\nDignity is not a privilege\u2026 it is a right for every worker\n\nWork is not a favor granted by anyone. It is a right. Dignity is a right. Freedom at work, fair wages, and protection from violence and exploitation are not luxuries\u2014they are fundamental rights enshrined in all international instruments, from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to ILO conventions.\n\nBut in reality\u2014especially in the absence of trade union organization, labour inspection, and rule of law\u2014market forces run unchecked, and the line between legitimate work and disguised servitude collapses.\n\nWork must not be slavery\u2026 and unions are the shield\n\nOn this World Day, condemnation is not enough. We must reaffirm that union organization and the right to join an independent and representative trade union are the first lines of defense against exploitation and trafficking.\n\nThe trade union movement is not only a voice of protest\u2014it is a collective defense structure, a negotiating mechanism for fair conditions, and a platform to protect victims from silence and exclusion. The more unions are banned, repressed, or marginalized, the more human trafficking flourishes in the shadows.\n\nA call for dignity and justice\n\nToday, in the face of this transnational crime, we need a broad alliance\u2014among trade unions, human rights organizations, states, and every living conscience. We need fair legislation, effective law enforcement, humane migration policies, and political will that resists economic pressure.\n\nWork must not be slavery. The free world cannot accept that any person be forced to work under threat, in degrading conditions, or without pay\u2014or hope.\n\nThere will be no just future without decent work, a free union, and a worker protected by law\u2014not enslaved by market dictates.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Work Must Not Be Slavery On the occasion of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons \u2013 30 July Every year on July 30, the world sheds light on one of the most heinous violations of human rights: human trafficking. Despite international efforts and regional legislation, millions of women, men, and children are still exploited daily […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"campaign-categories":[],"campaign-tags":[],"country":[],"sectors":[],"types-of-trade-union-violations":[],"worker-categories-most-affected":[],"class_list":["post-4883","campaign","type-campaign","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/4883","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campaign"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/4883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5914,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign\/4883\/revisions\/5914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"campaign-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign-categories?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"campaign-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign-tags?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"sectors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sectors?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"types-of-trade-union-violations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types-of-trade-union-violations?post=4883"},{"taxonomy":"worker-categories-most-affected","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arabtradeunion.org\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/worker-categories-most-affected?post=4883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}