Publications on labour migration
April 2021
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Fair recruitment
Rapid Assessment: The impact of COVID-19 on labour migration governance, recruitment practices and migrant workers in Pakistan
16 April 2021
Covering the period from March to November 2020, the assessment examines the pandemic’s impact on labour migration from Pakistan, primarily to Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Its findings are drawn from an in-depth survey, key informant interviews and discussions with migrant workers, regulatory bodies, relevant stakeholders and facilitators of migration processes.
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Promising practices for fair recruitment: Raising Pakistani migrant worker’s awareness of their right to fair recruitment
07 April 2021
This promising practice is part of a series, and results from a stocktaking exercise undertaken five years after the launch of the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI).
January 2021
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ILO Brief
Labour Migration in Asia and the Pacific
01 January 2021
A brief on ILO's priorities in Asia and the Pacific, January 2021 edition
December 2020
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Fair recruitment
Information booklet for Pakistani migrant workers
10 December 2020
This booklet provides information on safe migration and fair recruitment to migrant workers departing from Pakistan. It contains information to ensure they are aware of their rights and responsibilities, potential work environment and related challenges, and support mechanisms to protect them against exploitation and deception.
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Fair recruitment
Training Handbook for Briefing Officers on providing effective pre-departure orientation to migrant workers
10 December 2020
This Training Handbook is for Briefing Officers at the Protectorate of Emigrants Offices (Pakistan) who are mandated to provide pre-departure orientation to migrant workers with the aim to prepare them for safe migration to countries of destination, make them aware of their rights, responsibilities, working conditions, potential challenges, support services/grievance mechanisms to seek justice in case of exploitation and deception.
November 2020
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Infographic: International labour migration trends from Pakistan
18 November 2020
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Publication
Infographic: Female labour migration from Pakistan
18 November 2020
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Infographic: Business practices of Pakistani recruitment agencies and the role of intermediaries in foreign employment
18 November 2020
September 2020
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Fair recruitment
Recruitment agency business practices and role of intermediaries in the foreign employment industry in Pakistan
24 September 2020
This study employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative methodologies for the profiling of recruitment intermediaries, understanding their business practices and developing a set of recommendations for effective management.
April 2020
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Fair recruitment
Fair recruitment country brief: Pakistan
07 April 2020
This brief provides an overview of fair recruitment challenges and opportunities in Pakistan, and priorities for action for the REFRAME project.