In May 2024, we joined with Andy Hall to release our Guidance for Responsible Recruitment for companies as a model — one which HRW cites in their article. The document walks through 15 key markers of risks and provides guidance for overcoming these challenges.
🔗 www.fairlabor.org/resource/key...

Migrant workers continue to face forced labor risks due to the ongoing practice of charging workers for employment offers. By passing the cost of doing business onto the migrant workers, they’re often left with crushing debt that makes them even more vulnerable to exploitation.

We also recently published learnings from two multi-year studies in Vietnam and Bangladesh that piloted strategies to raise workers’ wages. Our learnings report includes findings and recommendations for all buyers working towards living wage goals.

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Periodically, we share aggregate data on the prevailing wage trends in key sourcing regions along with recommendations for companies.

🇵🇰 Pakistan: www.fairlabor.org/re...
🇻🇳 Vietnam: www.fairlabor.org/re...
🇧🇩 Bangladesh: