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Trade union action to promote fair recruitment for migrant workers
This brief highlights trade union action to promote and protect fair recruitment for migrant workers through actions including policy advocacy, service provision and outreach.
TRIANGLE in ASEAN
Recruitment fees and related costs: What migrant workers from Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar pay to work in...
This report presents the findings of a survey on recruitment fees and related costs paid by migrant workers from Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Myanmar to work in Thailand.
Fair recruitment
Review of law, policy and practice of recruitment of migrant workers in Pakistan
This review provides an overview of legislative and policy frameworks concerning recruitment of migrant workers in Pakistan. The review identifies gaps in relation to the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment, and...
TRIANGLE in ASEAN
Code of Conduct for Cambodian Private Recruitment Agencies
TRIANGLE in ASEAN
More Choices, More Power: Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment in Labour Migration from Viet Nam
The research in this report provides an analysis of the nexus of labour migration and women’s empowerment in Viet Nam. It assesses how the experiences and outcomes of migration influence and are influenced by local conditions.
Innovative approaches for the management of labor migration in Asia
This report analyzes labor migration trends in Asia and puts them in the context of demographic and policy trends. It provides an overview of the population trends in different Asian countries and looks at policy settings in several sending and...
Portfolio of Policy Guidance Notes on the Promotion of Decent Work in the Rural Economy
Providing Access to Quality Services in the Rural Economy to Promote Growth and Social Development
Assessment of private employment agency service provision in Ethiopia
The Public Employment Services (PES) and Private Employment Agencies (PrEAs) are considered as major actors in providing employment services throughout the country. However, there has been a continued call from different stakeholders and the public...
Fair recruitment
Review of law, policy and practice of recruitment of migrant workers in Sri Lanka
This review provides an overview of legislative and policy frameworks concerning recruitment of migrant workers in Sri Lanka. The review identifies gaps in relation to the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment, and...
Law and practice on protecting whistle-blowers in the public and financial services sectors
This paper seeks to map out laws and practices and identify measures in place for the protection of whistle-blowers by analysing a representative sample of laws, regulations and international instruments.
Fair recruitment initiative
General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment and definition of recruitment fees and related costs
This document brings together the ILO general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment (“principles and guidelines”) and the definition of recruitment fees and related costs.
Fair recruitment
General principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment (Bangla)
These principles and guidelines are intended to cover the recruitment of all workers, including migrant workers, whether directly by employers or through intermediaries. Implementation of these principles and guidelines at the national level should...
Reporting on forced labour and fair recruitment: An ILO toolkit for Sri Lankan Journalists
This toolkit was created to help Sri Lanka journalists report on fair recruitment and forced labour. It was created by the International Federation of Journalists and the Free Media Movement in Sri Lanka.
Challenges and opportunities for decent work in the culture and media sectors
The present study examines employment in culture and media in 16 countries, from four regions, and covering the very diverse world of the media and culture. This encompasses: musicians, actors, dancers, journalists, screenwriters, technicians and...
A basic guide to occupational safety and health in the service sector - Guyana
This booklet is a collection of OSH information sheets which provide straight-forward guidance to foster ownership and knowledge sharing in the services sector.
Labour migration
Worker-paid migration costs in the Viet Nam-Malaysia corridor
This report seeks to shed light on the migrant worker-paid migration costs in an important migration corridor: Viet Nam to Malaysia.
Fair perspective: Stories of Filipino migrant workers in the media
One of the three objectives of the ILO’s FAIR project is to disseminate global and national knowledge about fair recruitment and labour migration through engagement with the media. This publication contains an anthology of stories produced during...
Recruitment costs for Chinese workers in EU Member States - Case study: Chinese chefs in Germany
The research aims to identify general challenges and the scope of migration costs for Chinese workers in the EU Member States.
Promoting decent work for domestic workers and elimination of child labor in domestic work: Ten emerging good practices from Indonesia
This book is documenting 10 emerging good practices covered a variety of work areas in realizing decent work for domestic workers and elimination of child labour in domestic work.
Risks and rewards: Outcomes of labour migration in South-East Asia
This report assesses changes in the lives of migrant workers from before to after their migration and provides recommendations for improving outcomes within the region.