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WEBINAR: Build Back Better: Advancing the Recruitment Reform Agenda Post COVID-19

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In the current global recruitment model, migrant workers pay exorbitant recruitment fees to secure low paying jobs. As a result, migrant workers typically remain indebted for as much as a year or two before they are able to earn a living wage enabling them to sustain themselves and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has put […]

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IOM, Migrant Forum in Asia Partner to Promote the Rights of Migrant Workers in International Supply Chains

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Ho Chi Minh City – As the COVID-19 pandemic increases vulnerabilities of migrant workers across the globe, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has joined forces with the Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) to promote the voice of migrant workers and tackle labour exploitation in supply chains across Asia and the Pacific. Although migration is recognized as

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Better coordination sought for improving labour migration process

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27 September 2014, Prothom Alo Bangladesh Representatives of international recruiting agencies in the country on Saturday stressed better coordination among the government, recruiting agencies and international organisations for improving the labour migration process. They came up with the call at a meeting, titled ‘Ensuring Safe Migration: Role of Baira’, arranged by Baira with the support

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Govt working on zero recruitment cost for migrant workers

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18 August 2014, República KATHMANDU, August 18: The government has said that it has been negotiating with major source countries to make the recruitment process free of cost for Nepalis migrant workers. “We have been advocating for zero recruitment cost for Nepali migrant workers. To materialize this idea, the role of countries seeking migrant workers

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IOM & MPI Report: “Regulating Private Recruitment in the Asia-Middle East Labour Migration Corridor”

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Dovelyn Rannveig Agunias, August 2012 The Middle East remains one of the most sought-after and competitive labour markets in the world. Here, the supply of labour overwhelmingly outweighs demand, making it extremely difficult to control recruitment practices. Migrant workers, many of whom are fully aware of the risks involved, are willing to pay a stiff

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New alliance launched to combat unethical international recruitment

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24 March 2014, EIN News Desk Recognizing that labour mobility is important for the private sector and that there is a need to involve it at national and international levels, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) are working together to enhance migration as a

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