No worker should pay for a job, the costs of recruitment should be borne by the employer. The Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment (GFRR) is a leadership forum for accelerating the responsible recruitment of migrant workers around the world, in line with the Employer Pays Principle.
In 2023, Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), in partnership with Aim-Progress, will deliver the 6th Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment #GFRR2023 in New York City.
The Forum will run over two days, exploring existing approaches and practices. This multi-stakeholder event brings together businesses, civil society, trade unions, government, and academia to discuss the global agenda on responsible recruitment. It will examine the unique challenges and innovative approaches business faces in implementing responsible recruitment.
The GFRR is free to attend, but pre-registration is essential. Registration for the Global Forum will open soon, along with the Agenda and key resources.
The Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment 2024 is a two-day event bringing together businesses, civil society, trade unions, government, and academia to discuss the global agenda on responsible recruitment.
#GFRR2024 will be an in-person event in London and will also be live-streamed to an online audience around the world.
A PLATFORM FOR IDEAS
A GLOBAL ECOSYSTEM
A COMMUNITY OF INNOVATORS
A PATH TO IMPACT
DAY 1
06.25.24
DAY 2
06.26.24
DAY 1
06.25.24
09:00 – 10:00 BST
10:00 – 11:00 BST
11:30 – 12:30 BST
12:30 – 13:00 BST
14:00 – 15:00 BST
15:00 – 15:30 BST
16:00 – 17:00 BST
The Responsible Recruitment of Women Migrant Workers
DAY 2
06.26.24
09:00 – 10:00 BST
10:00 – 10:30 BST
11:00 – 12:00 BST
12:00 – 12:30 BST
13:30 – 14:30 BST
14:30 – 15:00 BST
15:30 – 16:30 BST
16:30 – 17:00 BST
Chair, Stronger Together and the Association of Labour Providers
Hosted by IHRB, the ILO, and IOM, the 2021 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment took place from 12-15 April 2021. The GFRR 2021 spanned four days, convening 16 discussions. To capture some key takeaways from each session, we invited colleagues from across the ecosystem to record and share their reflections on the discussion.
Hosted exclusively online by IHRB, the 2022 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment took place from 1 – 3 November. The GFRR 2022 presented eight live sessions plus 16 recordings viewed by more than 1,600 participants. Access all sessions and materials now available on IHRB’s YouTube channel.
Hosted in person and online by IHRB in partnership with AIM-Progress, the 2023 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment took place from 13 to 14 June in New York City. The GFRR 2023 live-streamed 15 sessions that were viewed more than 4,000 times by participants around the world. Access all sessions and materials now available on IHRB’s YouTube channel.
Hosted in person and online by IHRB in partnership with AIM-Progress and Stronger Together, the 2024 Global Forum for Responsible Recruitment took place from 25 to 26 June in London, UK. The GFRR 2024 live-streamed 17 sessions that were viewed by participants around the world. Access all sessions and materials now available on IHRB’s YouTube channel.
#GFRR2024 is hosted by the Institute for Human Rights and Business in partnership with Aim-Progress and Stronger Together.
The Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) is a think tank that works to make human rights part of everyday business by shaping policy, advancing practice, and strengthening accountability across all business sectors. The IHRB Migrant Workers Programme developed the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity to provide a clear framework for understanding and addressing the challenges faced by migrant workers in all sectors and locations throughout the migration cycle.
Over the last few years, Responsible Recruitment of migrant workers has featured strongly on the radar of business and governments. Since 2016, the IHRB’s Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment (LGRR) has played a significant role in highlighting the issue of responsible recruitment and is one of the leading initiatives working towards the eradication of worker-paid recruitment fees. The Group consists of 16 international brands supported by three civil society organisations, and the ILO and IOM, who use their collective leverage to promote safe and responsible recruitment practices globally. A key premise upon which the Group is founded, ‘The Employer Pays Principle’ – No worker should pay for a job, the costs of recruitment should be borne, not by the worker but by the employer – is now widely referenced by business, governments, trade unions, civil society, and international organisations.
AIM-Progress is a global forum of leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers and common suppliers, assembled to enable and promote responsible sourcing practices and sustainable supply chains. Their members work together to co-create solutions and share best practices to drive positive impact quickly, efficiently, and at scale within the branded consumer goods supply chain. Their key objective is to build capacity so that member organisations and their suppliers have the knowledge, confidence, and ability to develop and execute robust responsible sourcing programmes. AIM-Progress and its individual member companies are working to promote Responsible Recruitment in global supply chains. Challenging the payment of worker recruitment fees and related costs is a key strategy and focus for 2023.
Stronger Together is an impact driven, not for profit organisation that provides organisations with practical training, resources, business services and collaborative programmes in order to achieve its vision of a world where all workers are recruited responsibly and have fair work, free from exploitation.
Stronger Together works across three continents and within multiple sectors, often in collaboration with strategic sector and in-country partners. It provides practical, innovative solutions, based on established international standards and methodologies, to drive effective human rights due diligence in global supply chains – with a particular focus on responsible recruitment, fair work and tackling labour exploitation.
Stronger Together mobilises and facilitates collaboration amongst multi-stakeholders to achieve systemic change at scale and plays an active role in mediating dialogue on issues that require a collaborative response such as progress on the Employer Pays Principle.
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