Reports from intergovernmental organizations on migrant labour recruitment
Current sponsorship regimes in the Middle East have been criticized for creating an asymmetrical power relationship between employers and migrant workers – which can make workers vulnerable to forced labour. Essential to the vulnerability of migrant workers in the Middle East is that their sponsor controls a number of aspects related to their internal labour […]
The report studies the prevailing recruitment practices in Pakistan with a focus on low-skilled migrant workers. It describes the current legal and policy frameworks, looks at actual practices and provides recommendations on how to make enforcement of recruitment regulations more efficient and equitable.It also proposes possible measures to overcome challenges related to self-regulation and ethical
This report presents the findings of a survey on migration expenses that Pakistani workers paid to secure jobs in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The focus is on low-skilled migrants, who are the most vulnerable because of their low educational qualifications and limited asset base. The central conclusion is that low-skilled Pakistani migrant
105th session of the International Labour Conference During the 105th session of the ILC, calls for a binding instrument on Decent Work Global Supply Chains are being debated. Including this item on the agenda has been a longstanding call from the Workers’ Group. With low-wage migrant workers often occupying the bottom of the supply chain,
ILO Report IV: Decent Work in Global Supply Chains Read More »
ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative, 24 June 2015 Study on Bangladesh’s efforts to make international recruitment cost effective, transparent, and consistent by bringing into force a variety of measures. Regulatory governance of international recruitment is the crux of the challenges associated with international labour migration. This study suggests that Bangladesh has been trying to make international recruitment
Causes of and potential redress for high recruitment and migration costs in Bangladesh Read More »
ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative, 24 June 2015 This working paper presents the role of international labour standards in regulating recruitment and provides a preliminary overview of national laws, policies, regulations and enforcement mechanism which aim to prevent fraudulent recruitment practices and protect workers from unscrupulous labour recruiters. This working paper aims to establish a framework
ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative, 24 June 2015 This working paper discusses regulatory models and other measures available to stop abusive recruitment practices. It seeks to explain why the labour recruitment market operates as it does, and to propose responses that combat those market forces which create an environment conducive to abuse and fraud. The paper
Global labour recruitment in a supply chain context Read More »
ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative, 24 June 2015 This working paper aims to shed light on the business models of labour recruiters that facilitate the recruitment of women from South Asian countries into domestic work in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Bangladesh, Jordan and Lebanon. Focusing primarily on Bangladesh, Jordan and Lebanon, the
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
15474016.pdf Report by Marco Doudeijns & Jean-Christophe Dumont Brussels January 2003 This document presents the result of studies recently carried out in a range of OECD Member countries on labour shortages and the role that migration can play to alleviate labour shortages. In spite of the methodological problems, that may be involved in assessing labour
