BSR Insight | Working with Governments to Protect the Rights of International Labor Migrants
Labor migrants represent roughly 3 percent of the world's population and constitute a large and vulnerable segment of companies’ workforces. However, legislation in emerging economies fails to protect foreign contract workers adequately, and companies are often unaware of violations.
In order to close this governance gap, BSR's International Labor Migration (ILM) program is working with companies and global stakeholders to increase transparency, develop pragmatic approaches and tools, and engage in global policy and dialogue on international migration.
To help government and the private sector develop a framework to engage in global migration policy, BSR is facilitating business representation at the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) meeting in Athens on November 2 and 3, 2009. With support from the MacArthur Foundation, a select group of private sector representatives will be offered all-expenses-paid attendance to this annual forum.
To learn more about ILM, or to attend the GFMD, please contact Nicolette van Exel.
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