In the effort to ensure that consumer goods and services are free from exploitation, there is a growing focus on regulation of corporate conduct and the enactment of reporting requirements to improve transparency. A more sophisticated understanding of modern slavery is also emerging, with an increasing focus on the ways that it can be embedded systemically within business operations. Ensuring the responsible recruitment of migrant labour workforces is an area within this agenda that is now firmly established as a key issue for business and government committed to eradicating modern slavery and forced labour.
Migration for work is a significant factor in the economic vitality of countries – both of origin and destination – and recruitment services for migrant workers are an important part of the global business landscape. Due to endemic unethical practices, they have also become a key area of focus for those seeking to prevent worker exploitation. The development of a more professional and ethical recruitment industry also delivers many benefits to business. For migrant workers, improved recruitment processes would make migration for work easier and ensure that the benefits of working abroad can be fully realised.
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26 April 2024 | Commentary
Commentary by Vasuki Shastry, Author, ESG/Strategic Communications Expert; International Advisory Council, IHRB Haley St. Dennis, Head of Just Transitions, IHRB