Migrant Workers
Promoting migration with dignity
There are 169 million migrant workers in the world – meaning one in twenty of all workers is a migrant worker. In our global economy little is produced or undertaken without the involvement of a migrant worker somewhere.
Migrant workforces can face a range of challenges to their rights, including discrimination in law and exploitation by employers. They may be subject to unfair working conditions and harmful recruitment practices. Even when business seek to uphold the rights of migrant workers, governments may not fulfil their duty to protect them and ensure their obligations under international human rights standards.
Our approach
IHRB's Migrant Workers Programme seeks to ensure that migrant workers everywhere are treated with dignity and respect. To fulfil this vision we leverage responsible business to promote the rights of migrant workers in all sectors and all locations.
Featured Projects
Responsible Recruitment Gateway
Open source tools and resources to support companies in implementing the Employer Pays Principle.
Read moreResponsible Recruitment Register
IHRB's list of companies or business associations that have publicly available policy that prohibits recruitment fees and costs for employees.
Read moreGlobal Forum for Responsible Recruitment
An annual event bringing together businesses, civil society and government to discuss fair, ethical, and responsible recruitment of migrant workers.
Read moreEmployer Pays Principle
A commitment to ensure 'no worker should pay for a job - the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.'
Read moreLeadership Group for Responsible Recruitment
A coalition of leading companies and expert organisations committed to eradicating the payment of recruitment fees by workers in their supply chains.
Read moreGulf Sustain
IHRB's initiative to advance worker welfare in the green transition in the Gulf Cooperation Council region.
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