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Fair recruitment

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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.

Highlights

Fair Recruitment Initiative: Paving the way for decent work
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Key achievements

Fair Recruitment Initiative: Paving the way for decent work

Innovative teaching material on fair recruitment for business schools
Worker of PT Jaya Asiatic Shipyard build a new ship for offshore shipping. Company with shipbuilding and ship repairing as its core business line. Tanjung Uncan, Batam. Indonesia.

Fair recruitment

Innovative teaching material on fair recruitment for business schools

Media engagement on forced labour and fair recruitment
media engagement

Media engagement

Media engagement on forced labour and fair recruitment

Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR)
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Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR)

E-learning on fair recruitment processes for practitioners

E-learning on fair recruitment processes for practitioners

Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes: An ILO online training toolkit

Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes: An ILO online training toolkit

Videos on fair recruitment

Videos on fair recruitment

News and articles

New recruitment guidance launched to mark 10 years of Fair Recruitment Initiative
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New recruitment guidance launched to mark 10 years of Fair Recruitment Initiative

African Union embraces youth employment and fair recruitment strategies
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African Union embraces youth employment and fair recruitment strategies

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announces that the United States is joining the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative
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Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announces that the United States is joining the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative

Publications

Fair recruitment Roadmap: A guide for national action
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Fair recruitment Roadmap: A guide for national action

Global study on recruitment fees and related costs: Second edition
Global study

Global study on recruitment fees and related costs: Second edition

Fair Recruitment Initiative: Paving the way for decent work

Fair Recruitment Initiative: Paving the way for decent work

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