Philippine Launch of Migrant Recruitment Advisor and HAMSA Complaints Mechanism

The Migrant Recruitment Advisor (MRA) has been finalized after almost a year of consultations, deliberations, and other preparatory processes with migrant workers, migrants’ groups, trade unions, academia, non-government organizations, and other stakeholders that took place in Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Philippines. This included the development of the survey questionnaire, the interface of the website, the […]

Philippine Launch of Migrant Recruitment Advisor and HAMSA Complaints Mechanism Read More »

Migrant Worker “Recruitment Adviser” Platform

The Recruitment Advisor, developed by the ITUC with support from the ILO Fair Recruitment initiative, lists thousands of agencies in Nepal, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries. The platform allows workers to comment on their experiences, rate the recruitment agencies and learn about their rights. Initially available in English,

Migrant Worker “Recruitment Adviser” Platform Read More »

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Garment Work

The policy brief maps common recruitment practices and regulations observed along recruitment pathways to garment and textile work in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Jordan and Lebanon. This policy brief responds to a growing interest among policymakers and practitioners in improving recruitment practices and regulations with an eye to reducing vulnerability to human trafficking and forced labour

Policy Brief on Practices and Regulations of Recruitment to Garment Work Read More »

Employer-Migrant Worker Relationships in the Middle East: Exploring scope for internal labour market mobility and fair migration

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

Employer-Migrant Worker Relationships in the Middle East: Exploring scope for internal labour market mobility and fair migration Read More »

ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment

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

ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment Read More »

Law and practice: the recruitment of low-skilled Pakistani workers for overseas employment

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

Law and practice: the recruitment of low-skilled Pakistani workers for overseas employment Read More »

Scroll to Top