Migrant Forum in Asia in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration is organizing a webinar on Access to Technology and Fair Recruitment on 28 January 2021, Thursday, from 4:00-6:00 PM Manil. Please register in the link below to join the webinar: http://bit.ly/2LPmW6Q To check the time in your city please see: http://bit.ly/38IgqrC The influence […]
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New Age Bangladesh | 25 September 2018 Migrant rights campaigners and trade union leaders on Monday called for addressing the key issues of fair and ethical recruitment, consular support in crisis, access to justice, support service and welfare protection as well as decent work when the UN Global Forum on Migration and Development adopts the
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The International Labour Organization (ILO) recently launched the 2018 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration and Fair Recruitment. The ILO has been leading the organizing of the said international media competition since 2015 to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration. It specifically aims to encourage quality reporting on labour migration given that the media
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The ILO, with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, is implementing a new regional labour migration project to promote fair migration and address forced labour and trafficking for labour exploitation. The Regional Fair Migration Project in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) –focuses on the plight of the most vulnerable workers: those in
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This White Paper serves to further stimulate policy dialogue for fair migration in the countries of origin and destination in Asia the Arab States corridor. Within the Asia-Arab States corridor, the ILO Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) have collaborated with constituents to promote
The objective of these non-binding ILO general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment is to inform the current and future work of the ILO and of other organizations, national legislatures, and the social partners on promoting and ensuring fair recruitment. These principles and guidelines are derived from a number of sources. The primary sources
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The ILO launched this global multistakeholder initiative to help prevent human trafficking and forced labour; protect the rights of workers, including migrant workers, from abusive and fraudulent practices during the recruitment process; reduce the cost of labour migration and enhance development outcomes for migrant workers and their families, as well as for countries of
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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
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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 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
