All publications: employment services

Fair recruitment

Regional study on defining recruitment fees and related costs: The Americas

This study assesses regional and national policies and legislation on defining recruitment fees and related costs in the Americas.

Factsheet

Beyond contagion or starvation: Giving domestic workers another way forward

In the wake of COVID-19, governments around the world have called on people to take one most important action: to stay home. But for many workers, staying home has meant losing their jobs, or worse still, losing their livelihoods.

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.

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.

Transition to formality

Transition to Formality and Structural Transformation: Challenges and Policy options

The book examines “new forms of informality” in developed and developing countries, and how our policies can be improved to respond to new evolving realities.

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...

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...

The benefits of fair recruitment - Results of the impact study on the Nepal-Jordan corridor

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...

Key developments, role and organization of Public Employment Services in Great Britain, Belgium-Flanders and Germany

Historical reforms, role and organization of Public Employment Services (PES) in three selected developed countries.

Research Department Working Paper n°50

Eligibility and participation in unemployment benefit schemes: Evidence from Mauritius

The article explores the determinants of participation in the unemployment benefit system in Mauritius, focusing on the role played by eligibility criteria and take-up

Research Department Working Paper n°49

Unemployment insurance schemes around the world: Evidence and policy options

This article conducts a comparative analysis of unemployment insurance schemes in advanced and emerging economies, with the aim of identifying differences in policy approaches across countries and pointing at possible consequences in terms of policy...

Workers' organizations engaging in skills development

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.

Reintegration toolkit

Booklet for reintegration of returnee migrant workers

New job placement and business management resources for migrants and returnees

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...

Flyer

Employment Counselling System in Jordan - Flyer

The ILO has developed a new on-line job counselling system for Jordanian and Syrian job seekers and workers, as well as employers in Jordan to access employment information, job and training opportunities, career guidance and other support to...