Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes

This self-guided course on Establishing Fair Recruitment Processes represents a unique learning opportunity to have a deeper understanding of the recruitment landscape challenges and opportunities, the role of key actors, public and private sector initiatives, and international good practices promoting fair recruitment and ensuring the protection migrant worker’s rights. Developed under the framework of the ILO Fair Recruitment Initiative, has been designed in collaboration with the International Training Centre of the ILO. It represents a step forward to achieve the REFRAME Project objectives by producing and disseminating global knowledge and tools to inform policies and build capacities of relevant actors at different national, regional and international levels. OBJECTIVES Understand why fair recruitment matters, and the need to protect the rights of workers, including migrant workers, from abusive and fraudulent practices during the recruitment and placement process; • Appreciate the relevant international labour standards as well as the General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment • Become acquainted with the different types of recruitment processes that exist, including recruitment through private and public agencies and BLAs • Get familiar with some good practices supporting fair recruitment and the protection of migrant workers’ rights • Understand the role played by the private sector and businesses in the promotion of fair recruitment CONTENT Module 1: Why fair recruitment matters? Module 2: The legal and normative framework for fair recruitment Module 3: Public employment services and private employment agencies in a changing recruitment landscape Module 4: Monitoring and enforcement of recruitment regulations Module 5: Business and private sector engagement for promoting fair recruitment