Statements – Page 2 – Recruitment Reform

Policy Brief: Labor Migration Agents: Regulation, Accountability and Alternatives

Policy Brief No. 5, June 2014 Centre for the Study of Labour & Mobility, University of New South Wales, Australia Authors: Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, Sarah Paoleti, Bandita Sijapati, Bassina Farenblum SUMMARY The extensive use of unregulated labor migration agents is a common policy challenge in migrant labor origin countries. While agents provide migrant workers with much-needed […]

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Policy Brief: The Exploitation-Trafficking Continuum in Labor Migration and the Need for Reform in Nepal

Policy Brief No. 4, June 2014 Centre for the Study of Labour & Mobility, University of New South Wales, Australia Authors: Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, Sarah Paoleti, Bandita Sijapati, Bassina Farenblum SUMMARY Every year, Nepali migrant workers report experiencing severe abuse, exploitation, debt bondage and forced labor while abroad. In some cases, where abuses are linked to

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Policy Brief: A Risky Business: Accountability of Manpower Agencies in Nepal

Policy Brief No. 3, June 2014 Centre for the Study of Labour & Mobility, University of New South Wales, Australia Authors: Eleanor Taylor-Nicholson, Sarah Paoleti, Bandita Sijapati, Bassina Farenblum SUMMARY The Foreign Employment Act 2007 (the Act) created new offenses for manpower agencies and a more stringent agency licensing system. It also created specialized mechanisms

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Statement: Strengthen Regulation of Foreign Labor Recruiters to Prevent Human Trafficking & Forced Labor

ATEST: Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (USA) Legislation to strengthen regulation of foreign labor recruiters is an essential element in the prevention of human trafficking and forced labor. Labor recruiters are often complicit or directly involved in the trafficking of workers, exploiting U.S. nonimmigrant visa programs. These recruiters, who operate in a climate of

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Recommendations: GFMD Civil Society 2012

The GFMD Civil Society Days 2012 brought together some 140 civil society delegates, many of them migrants themselves, with more than 50% coming from developing and low-income countries and a record number of civil society actors from Africa. Another 100 representatives of government and media and other guests and observers were also welcomed as participants

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