Resources for engaging with migrant workers

Tools to combat forced labor and recruitment cost exploitation of migrant workers. Explore multilingual handbooks, videos, and visual materials developed from interviews with over 500 workers, specifically targeting recruitment corridors between India and GCC countries, and Bangladesh and Malaysia.

Debt Bondage Case Study of a Migrant Worker in Dubai: Raheem’s Story

Select language:

HIEN

What workers pay: India to GCC Labor migration

FFACT worker interviews show migrant workers are shouldering a significant financial burden in the form of recruitment-related costs.

98%
of workers faced debt
56%
of workers had debt remaining after foreign job

Debt Bondage Case Study of a Migrant Worker in Malaysia: Aslam’s Story

Select language:

BNEN

What workers pay: Bangladesh to Malaysia Labor Migration

Bangladeshi migrants are subsidizing employer companies by directly paying out-of-pocket for recruitment-related costs.

43%
of workers faced wage deception
73%
spent 1/2 monthly salary on recruitment debt

SAFE TIPS guides

SAFE TIPS Handbooks guide workers through each step in labor migration, with particular attention to strategies for navigating risks of exposure to forced labor indicators during the first kilometer of the journey.

Handbook 1: Preparing to Search for a Foreign Job
EN
HI
Handbook 2: Navigating Recruitment and Pre-Departure
EN
HI
Handbook 3: Working in the Foreign Country and Tips for Returning Home
EN
HI

Recruitment Cost Diary

This diary provides guidance on questions to ask before agreeing to a foreign job and pages for recording recruitment costs and related fees.

Download
EN (pdf, 2 MB)

Learn more about our ethical recruitment work

Large-scale elimination of forced labor requires businesses to fundamentally shift to ethical recruitment.

See services related to ethical recruitment