BSR Insight | New Tools Help Companies Improve Conditions for International Migrant Workers
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Chris Nolan, Associate Director, Advisory Services
Publication Date
September 21, 2010
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BSR's Migration Linkages initiative just released two tools to help business protect migrant worker rights and manage related risks.
The "Good Practice Guide: Global Migration," which is intended for employers and multinational companies:
- Provides general guidance on key international labor migration issues
- Identifies good practices—on issues from recruitment to termination and repatriation—to inform codes of conduct
- Highlights leading international standards and company codes of conduct
The "Migrant Worker Management Toolkit: A Global Framework"—designed for factory managers and human resources personnel—recommends a three-step framework for responsible management of international labor migration:
- Educate: Build employer awareness of the migrant labor legal landscape.
- Partner: Work with sending and receiving country governments, NGOs, and unions to independently assess issues and build programs on post-arrival orientation and tailored grievance processes. Programs should raise worker and employer understanding of basic rights and responsibilities, and help workers adapt to the workplace and the receiving country environment.
- Build capacity: Increase knowledge of good practices among factory managers, train workers, and integrate practices into management systems.
Learn more about this initiative, or contact Chris Nolan for more information.
About the Author(s)
Chris Nolan, Associate Director, Advisory Services
As manager of BSR's Energy and Extractives Practice in Asia, Chris co-leads the organization's work with mining, oil, and gas companies in the region... Read more →
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