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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
Ghana strengthens its commitment to advance gender equality and fair recruitment in labour migration
Skills development and labour migration
ILO presents EU-Bangladesh Talent Partnership results and skills recognition recommendations
International Labour Standards
Latest publications and documents
Training toolkit on Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes (Module 7)
Gender Equality in Fair Recruitment
Training toolkit on Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes (Module 6)
Labour inspection and monitoring for fair recruitment of migrant workers
Labour market inclusion for refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
Governance frameworks for inclusive access to labour markets in Thailand
Regulating and measuring recruitment fees and costs