The Responsible Recruitment of Women Migrant Workers
Speakers: Sarah McGregor , Mary Ann Abunda , Marilyn Croser and Agnieszka Raczynska
About this Session
There are 70 million women migrant workers in the world, employed in all sectors and all locations. Many are in informal employment as domestic workers. Women migrant workers may be subject to triple vulnerability and face additional challenges because - They are in low wage / low status employment - they are migrant workers - they are women.
In 2024 IHRB undertook a gender review of the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity resulting in a number of amends and additions being made to the Implementation Guidance to better reflect the experience of women at all stages of the migration cycle. They also produced a short report on the challenges that women migrant workers can face during recruitment. This session will seek to unpick and discuss further what some of those challenges are and how they might be addressed.
About The Speakers
Ethical Recruitment Specialist and Global Project Manager, International Organization for Migration
Sarah McGregor is a global specialist on ethical recruitment and labour migration. Thematically, she has driven impacts on non-discrimination and equal opportunity, including engaging in industries of feminized labour, such as domestic work.
Senior Researcher, FairSquare
Senior Researcher at FairSquare, Expert in Access to Justice, Supply Chain Conditions, and Corporate Accountability, Former Director of Corporate Justice Coalition