Migration for the Benefit of All

OUR APPROACH

There are approximately 25 million victims of forced labour globally, with the highest prevalence in the Asia-Pacific region (an estimated 4 out of every 1000 people). The majority are working in the private sector – making the clothes we wear, harvesting the food we eat and producing the goods we take for granted in our everyday lives. Many of these victims are migrant workers.

Increasingly, companies are under pressure to demonstrate that the goods and services they produce are free from slavery and human trafficking. Failure to do so can lead to reputational damage, financial losses, and possible legal action. Conversely, proactive approaches to ethical recruitment and supply chain management can lead to a stronger and more motivated workforce, and facilitate better recruitment of migrant workers.

IOM’s Corporate Responsibility in Eliminating Slavery and Trafficking in Asia (CREST) programme centres around three pillars of work and is designed to help companies maximize the benefits of migrant labour in their supply chains.

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Pre-Departure and Post-Arrival Orientation Training

For companies that utilize migrant workers, IOM provides pre-departure

and/or post-arrival orientation training for prospective labour migrants.

This training provides workers with information about living and work

related conditions, contract terms, human rights’ awareness, resolving

workplace disputes, soft skills, and useful contacts when abroad.

This programme helps provide reassurance to companies that their

workers are coming through their own choice and are prepared to work.

Training for the Commercial Sector on Slavery and Trafficking

IOM provides targeted training for company managers and workers on

ways to reduce the risk of slavery and trafficking in their daily operations

and supply chain management. This includes guidance on how to comply

with new anti-slavery legislation and trade requirements, as well as

practical tips on how to implement ethical recruitment practices and better

monitor lower tier suppliers. This training programme can be

tailored to the specific needs of your sector and company.

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Supply Chain Mapping and Ethical Recruitment Support

IOM helps companies map their labour supply chain to better understand

their workers' journeys from communities of origin to the workplace.

This helps employers identify risks and develop mitigation strategies to

prevent recruitment-related abuses. IOM also supports companies in

reviewing employment contracts and implementing the ‘employer pays

model’ of recruitment. This model protects vulnerable workers from

unscrupulous labour brokers and recruitment agencies, while also

promoting transparent recruitment practices that are merit-based and fair.

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Migration for the Benefit of All

A note about

terminology

CREST PILLAR 1:

Training on Slavery and Human Trafficking IOM provides targeted training for companies on ways to reduce the risk

of slavery and human trafficking in their daily operations and supply chains.

This includes guidance on how to comply with new anti-slavery legislation

and trade requirements, as well as practical tips on how to implement ethical

recruitment practices and better monitor lower tier suppliers.

The programme runs for approximately 4 hours and can be tailored to

your company’s specific needs.

Our standard training package includes:

Module 1: Overview of human trafficking and slavery

Learn the basics of trafficking and slavery, including legal definitions, prevalence and types of exploitation.

Module 2: Understanding industry specific vulnerabilities (ie textile, construction, electronics)

Learn how trafficking and slavery affects your specific sector, including how to identify possible ‘red flags.’

Module 3: Supporting survivors in the workplace and community

Learn how trafficking and slavery affects a person, as well as how to build trust and support survivors.

Module 4: The business case for ethical recruitment and supply chain practices

Learn about the risks of inaction, and benefits of proactive ethical recruitment and supply chain management.

This module includes guidance on new anti-slavery legislation and trade requirements.

Module 5: Protecting your business from the risk of slavery and human trafficking

Learn practical tips about how to promote ethical recruitment and supply chain practices, and conduct

social audits.

Optional Module: Understanding basic workplace rights, social inclusion and good communication skills

Learn how to create a productive and supportive workplace, which welcomes migrant workers and

benefits all staff.

Who are we?

Established in 1951, the International

Organization for Migration (IOM) is the

United Nations’ Migration Agency.

IOM works to help ensure the orderly

and humane management of migration, to promote international coopera-

tion on migration issues, to assist in the search for practical solutions to

migration problems and to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in

need, including refugees and internally displaced people.

Partners include member states, civil society and the international

community. As of 2016, IOM has 165 member states and 8 observer states

in over 100 countries with more than 480 offices worldwide.

IOM uses the terms

human trafficking, slavery and

slavery-like practices to capture a

range of practices in which a per-

son, or organization, exerts con-

trol over another person for the

primary purpose of exploitation.

This includes, but is not limited

to, incidences of forced labour,

debt bondage and deceptive

recruitment practices.

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

MISSION IN VIET NAM

Green One UN House, 304 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi, Viet +84 438 265 519 @iom.vietnam

+84 438 500 100 www.iom.int.vn

Migration for the Benefit of All

CREST PILLAR 2:

Pre-Departure and Post-Arrival Orientation Training For companies that utilize migrant workers within their supply chains, IOM provides

pre-departure and/or post-arrival orientation training for prospective labour

migrants. This programme helps prepare workers for the move to another country

and provides practical information on workplace rights, and guidance on how to

adapt to the new work environment. For companies, this programme provides

reassurance that workers are joining the company through their own free will, and

are coming prepared to work. The progamme typically runs for one or two days, and

is tailored to the specific needs of the company and the prospective workers.

Our standard training package includes:

Module 1: Living and working in the destination country Workers learn about the migration process, including arriving at an international airport and immigration policies and procedures. This module also includes information about the destination country, including cultural tips.

Module 2: Welcome to the workplace Workers learn about company policies, as well as practical information about adapting to the work environment.

Module 3: Basic labour rights and protection Workers learn about universal human and labour rights, including what rights are protected through local laws.

Module 4: Contract terms and conditions Workers learn about employment contracts, including minimum conditions and how to spot possible ‘red flags.’

Module 5: Health and safety Workers learn about workplace health and safety, as well as tips for promoting physical and mental wellbeing.

Module 6: Workplace disputes and grievances Workers learn about different workplace complaints and grievances, and how to seek recourse if issues arise.

Optional Module: Soft skills Workers learn basic communication skills to promote better interaction with supervisors, co-workers and customers. This module can include basic language training, if appropriate.

Why are migrants more vulnerable?

‘Migration’ often means ‘opportunity.’ This includes the

opportunity to get out of debt and/or poverty, and support

family members back home. However, many migrants

do not have adequate skills or resources to cope with the

inherent challenges associated with migrating for work.

Limited visibility of the recruitment and migration process,

debt incurred due to high costs, and sometimes, regulations in

place can limit a migrant worker’s options in finding suitable

work. The lack of family support, as well as language and/or

cultural barriers can also exacerbate a person’s vulnerability.

The way a person enters the migration process can also limit their options when finding suitable work:

Irregular migrants and victims of trafficking are particularly vulnerable to exploitation.

Different types of workers

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION

MISSION IN VIET NAM

Green One UN House, 304 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi, Viet +84 438 265 519 @iom.vietnam

+84 438 500 100 www.iom.int.vn

Migration for the Benefit of All

Want more information?

For more information about the CREST or IOM, please contact

Mr David Knight, Chief of Mission for IOM Viet Nam

Email: dknight@iom.int or crestvietnam@iom.int

Phone: +84 4 3850 1810

CREST PILLAR 3:

Supply Chain Mapping and Ethical Recruitment Support With a global presence and dedicated expertise in labour migration and counter-

human trafficking, IOM is well placed to help companies map their supply chain to

identify potential risks, develop risk mitigation strategies, and adopt and implement

ethical recruitment practices. We offer a suite of services that can be tailored to your

company’s individual needs and the migration pathways of your workers.

How can we help?

1. Support and conduct supply chain mapping to better understand

how workers are being recruited and the practices of lower tier

agents and sub-agents,

2. Provide technical guidance for the implementation of ethical

recruitment policies and practices, to support a step-wise approach

to implementing the ‘employer pays’ model of recruitment,

3. Review recruitment/ deployment procedures and employment

contracts to identify possible red flags and reduce the risk of

exploitation for migrant workers,

4. Provide tools, templates and social audit support,

5. Develop policies, such as mission statements and codes of conduct,

that clearly articulate company labour standards and expectations

for suppliers, and

6. Leverage IOM's large global footprint to facilitate multi-stakeholder

engagement with governments, businesses and civil society actors

across geographic regions.

CREST is designed to help companies undertake and fulfil their due

diligence obligations in promoting and upholding universal human

rights and labour standards throughout their supply chain.

CREST is closely aligned with the

International Recruitment Integrity

System (IRIS), which is a voluntary

multi-stakeholder certification

process for recruitment and

employment agencies, that is also

being developed by IOM and

partners. In particular, CREST will

promote the IRIS Standard, and

encourage the use of IRIS tools.

For more information about IRIS,

please visit: www.iris.iom.int.

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