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Fair recruitment
In today’s globalized economy, workers are increasingly looking for job opportunities beyond their home country in search of decent work and better livelihoods. In addition, millions of workers migrate internally in search of decent work.
Public and private employment agencies, when appropriately regulated, play an important role in the efficient and equitable functioning of labour markets by matching available jobs with suitably qualified workers. However, concerns have been raised about the growing role of unscrupulous employment agencies, informal labour intermediaries and other operators acting outside the legal and regulatory framework that prey especially on low-skilled workers.
In response to those challenges, the Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) was launched in 2014 as part of the ILO Director General’s call for a Fair Migration Agenda.
Media engagement on forced labour and fair recruitment
The ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative
Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR)
News and stories
Kenya
Private employment agencies in EHoA establish a Regional confederation to advance fair recruitment
Labour migration and free movement
Beyond the headlines: ILO and IGAD strengthen media professionals’ skills to report on regional integration, free movement of persons and...
International Labour Standards
Latest publications and documents
ILO key messages for the EU Skills Portability Initiative
Reporting on forced labour, fair recruitment, and labour migration: An ILO toolkit for journalists - ECOWAS contextualized edition
Rapid assessment on access to labour justice for migrant workers in Ghana
Regulating and measuring recruitment fees and costs