transparency – Recruitment Reform

Causes of and potential redress for high recruitment and migration costs in Bangladesh

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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Recruitment firms resist regulation on transparency

1 March 2015, eKantipur.com KATHMANDU, MAR 01 – Foreign employment agencies have disregarded the new provision that requires them to conduct all their financial transactions through banks. Officials working at the frontline desk of the Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) said none of the recruiting firms have complied to the new regulation introduced on January

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With 22 Million Migrant Workers, GCC Societies Face Tremendous Challenges: ILO

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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Centro de los Derechos del Migrante launches Contratados.org

Last week, Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM) launched a new online tool to protect the rights of migrant workers in the US-Mexico corridor. Contratados.org provides an opportunity for workers to access reviews and share experiences with specific recruiters and employers. Contratados.org is a groundbreaking workers’ rights initiative to investigate and uncover the actors

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Gov. Brown signs migrant worker, economic deals with Mexico

30 July 2014, SFGate Gov. Brown and Mexican officials signed agreements on economic cooperation and migrant workers this morning, wrapping up Brown’s three-day trade and investment trip to Mexico. On migrant workers, the two sides will look to create “a voluntary pilot program to help prevent abuses in the recruitment of Mexican H-2 temporary workers

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The International Labour Recruitment Transparency Project

An initiative of the International Labour Recruitment Working Group, the International Labor Recruitment Transparency Project is an interactive tool visually representing information about employers, recruitment agencies, and recruiters involved in the H-2 visa programs. Visit RecruitmentTransparency.org for information on this virtual mapping project and how you can contribute!

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