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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.
Highlights

Key achievements
Fair Recruitment Initiative: Paving the way for decent work
Fair recruitment
Innovative teaching material on fair recruitment for business schools
Media engagement
Media engagement on forced labour and fair recruitment

Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR)

E-learning on fair recruitment processes for practitioners
Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes: An ILO online training toolkit
Videos on fair recruitment
Focus on
Fair Recruitment Initiative
News and articles
New recruitment guidance launched to mark 10 years of Fair Recruitment Initiative
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
Publications

Fair recruitment Roadmap: A guide for national action

Global study on recruitment fees and related costs: Second edition

Fair Recruitment Initiative: Paving the way for decent work