An Ethical Recruitment Lead Auditor Course was recently held in Quezon City, Philippines from 30 July to 3 August 2018. The program was organized by Verite South East Asia and Fair Hiring Inc. Migrant Forum in Asia as the lead of the Open Working Group on Labour Migration and Recruitment participated in the program. The […]
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CALL TO ACTION: STAND FIRM! Zero Recruitment Fees for Migrant Workers & Employer Pays Model Click Here to Sign our Change.org Petition in Solidarity with Migrants in Nepal Download the Petition in Nepali In July 2015, the Government of Nepal made a historic decision in favour of the rights of Nepali migrant workers. They passed a directive obligating
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19 December 2014, Migrant-Rights.org In a Q & A with Migrant-Rights.Org, ILO Senior Migration Specialist for the Arab States Hans van de Glind discusses the challenges faced by both migrant workers and countries in the GCC. Can you give us an idea the kind of progress made with the GCC & MENA in the last
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The Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants has announced that his next report to the Human Rights Council will focus on international labour recruitment. He intends to evaluate the following: Current recruitment practices The impact of these practices on the human rights of migrants Current initiatives for improving recruitment practices Practical recommendations to
To enhance our collective knowledge on recruitment modalities operating internationally, the Open Working Group on Labour Migration & Recruitment is collaborating on a global study on migrant labour recruitment. Volunteer researchers are administering an extensive questionnaire, targeting migrant workers in countries of destination and returnee migrants in countries of origin. The questionnaire includes situational analysis
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A small but growing number of “ethical recruiters” have entered the global labour recruitment market, committed to a no-fees-for-workers business model and to following codes of conduct outlining principles of fairness and respect for worker rights. Competing with politically influential “traditional” fee-charging recruiters for space in the market, ethical recruitment agencies require support in convincing governments to
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An all-too-common reality for migrant workers is the risk that they will be asked—even coerced—to sign multiple contracts outlining different terms of employment. Unscrupulous recruiters make false promises to prospective migrants, convincing them to agree to terms that may not match the actual job to which they will be assigned. There are too many cases in which migrant workers have
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Across the world, unscrupulous recruitment agencies and their sub-agents charge workers high fees to connect them with foreign employers. To pay these fees, migrant workers and their families take on large debts at high interest rates. These debts can take many months—sometimes years—to pay back. Workers who find that their working conditions and wages are not what they were promised,
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