Publications on fair recruitment

Publications on Fair recruitment

  1. Workforce and migration patterns of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry: Implications for growth of the sector

    21 April 2021

    This report considers factors that drive workers from the Sri Lankan tourism industry to migrate overseas; seeks to understand the impact of labour turnover on the local industry; and identify the recruitment channels workers use to secure labour market opportunities overseas.

  2. Policy Brief: Improving recruitment agency business practices in Sri Lanka

    18 September 2020

    This Policy Brief provides suggestions for Licensed Foreign Employment Agents (LFEAs), the SLFBFE and other stakeholders in the recruitment industry on improving business practices in the recruitment of workers for foreign employment and reducing and eventually shifting costs away from workers. This policy brief complements the full research report, ILO (2020) Improving recruitment agency business practices in Sri Lanka.

  3. Improving recruitment agency business practices in Sri Lanka

    02 June 2020

    This study aims to provide recommendations for improving business practices in recruitment for foreign employment with a view to reducing the costs borne by migrant workers.

  4. Review of law, policy and practice of recruitment of migrant workers in Sri Lanka

    01 November 2019

    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 proposes recommendations for ensuring fair recruitment.

  5. Fair recruitment country brief: Sri Lanka

    01 July 2019

    This brief provides an overview of fair recruitment challenges and opportunities, and priorities for action for the REFRAME project in Sri Lanka

  6. Recruitment practices of employment agencies recruiting migrant workers

    18 May 2014

    A review aimed at improving recruitment regulations and drafting recruitment guidelines.

  7. Code of Ethical Conduct for Licensed Foreign Employment Agencies/ Licensees

    30 November 2013

    This Code of Ethical Conduct (CoEC) was prepared by a Sub-Committee appointed by the Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare (MFEPW) with a view to regulate the industry.