{"id":5208,"date":"2020-07-02T09:57:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T09:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mfasia.org\/?p=3970"},"modified":"2020-07-02T09:57:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T09:57:26","slug":"webinar-build-back-better-advancing-the-recruitment-reform-agenda-post-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfasia.org\/migrantforumasia\/webinar-build-back-better-advancing-the-recruitment-reform-agenda-post-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"WEBINAR: Build Back Better: Advancing the Recruitment Reform Agenda Post COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In the current global recruitment model, migrant workers pay exorbitant recruitment fees to secure low paying jobs. As a result, migrant workers typically remain indebted for as much as a year or two before they are able to earn a living wage enabling them to sustain themselves and their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has put an abrupt end to the deployment and employment of millions of migrant workers across the globe, many of which are indebted to agents, subagents, family members or small lenders back home.<\/p>\n

If there is one thing that we could learn from this crisis, it is that we must bring an end to the current situation of exploitative practices and move towards an \u2018employer- pays\u2019 model of recruitment. The pandemic has opened up an opportunity to move the recruitment reform agenda forward to build back better towards fair and ethical recruitment practices.<\/p>\n

In line with understanding the impact of COVID-19 on recruitment of migrant workers, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is organizing a webinar: \u201cBuild Back Better:\u00a0 Advancing the Recruitment Reform Agenda Post COVID-19\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

The webinar has the following objectives:<\/p>\n