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Forum: Migrant workers

“How does a company ensure decent working conditions and equal treatment for migrant workers within its own operations or those of its business partners and suppliers when operating in a jurisdiction where migrant workers form a significant part of the workforce and where the government does not provide them with adequate protection?”

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  1. Passport retention is an issue that could be worth discussing

    Having read the suggestions put forward in the migrant workers text, there is little guidance that would inform a company how to respond to a...

    Started by concerned.individual, 25-06-2010 03:45 PM
    passport retention, uae
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 1,807
    27-01-2012 03:56 PM Go to last post
  2. US migrant issues

    Some lawmakers have proposed that the most effective means to curb illegal migration into the US ( primarily from Latin America) is to increase US...

    Started by Montreal, 06-01-2012 05:02 PM
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 341
    20-01-2012 02:06 PM Go to last post
  3. Institute for Human Rights and Business - Business and Migration Roundtable

    In a globalised economy, businesses and countries are becoming more and more reliant on migrant labour, as well as recruitment agencies. However,...

    Started by AM886, 05-08-2011 03:52 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 1,079
    08-12-2011 12:34 PM Go to last post
  4. Verité's supply chain auditing suggestions: are they practical?

    Verité is an independent non-profit organization that monitors international labour rights abuses in off-shore production sites. The organization has...

    Started by Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum, 25-06-2010 11:41 AM
    social auditing, supply chain
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 2,906
    26-08-2011 11:15 AM Go to last post
  5. Proposed UK imigration law: Does it set a poor example to developing nations?

    I would like to raise the issue of whether changes to western governments immigration policy, specifically the UK's, is setting a poor example for...

    Started by Gerard Pitt, 22-08-2011 03:57 PM
    domestic workers, immigration, migrant workers
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 651
    22-08-2011 03:57 PM Go to last post
  6. Verité - Fair Hiring Toolkit

    The NGO Verité has developed a new fair hiring tool kit. The interactive website offers guidance to employers/companies on the issue of hiring...

    Started by AM886, 30-06-2011 03:40 PM
    forced labour, migrant workers
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,719
    30-06-2011 03:40 PM Go to last post
  7. Migration Linkages - a BSR initiative | Educate, Engage, Expand

    In today’s globalized economy, where capital, technology and now labor is increasingly mobile, migrant workers are vital to the global workforce. ...

    Started by guym, 02-12-2010 05:40 PM
    migration, supply chain
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 1,514
    07-06-2011 07:25 PM Go to last post
  8. Regulating Recruitment Agencies

    In June 2010, a group of labour unions based globally proposed a set of key principles relating to the conduct of recruiters targeting temporary...

    Started by kpizzle, 08-07-2010 12:26 PM
    recruitment agencies, temporary workers
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,496
    08-07-2010 12:26 PM Go to last post

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