Migrant Worker Protections evaluates how a company safeguards the rights and well-being of foreign or internally displaced workers who relocate for employment - often crossing legal, linguistic and cultural barriers that heighten vulnerability to exploitation. It covers:

• ethical recruitment & onboarding - prohibition of recruitment fees, written contracts in workers’ native language, verification of legal work status and transparent disclosure of wages, benefits and working conditions before departure;
• fair employment terms - equal pay for equal work, access to grievance mechanisms, freedom of movement (no passport retention), adequate housing and social-security coverage aligned with ILO core conventions and the ILO General Principles for Fair Recruitment;
• workplace integration & support services - orientation on rights and safety, language classes, cultural-sensitivity training for supervisors, and access to healthcare, banking and remittance channels;
• risk assessment & supply-chain due diligence - mapping of labour brokers, sub-contractors and high-risk geographies; supplier audits and worker interviews to detect debt bondage, contract substitution or coercion;
• remediation & remedy - protocols for reimbursing recruitment fees, rectifying contract breaches, providing restitution and collaborating with NGOs or authorities to support affected workers;
• governance, KPIs & disclosure - board oversight, supplier-engagement programmes, tracking of recruitment-fee repayment, freedom-of-movement indicators and public reporting in line with frameworks such as GRI 401/409, IOM IRIS Standard, SA8000, OECD Due-Diligence Guidance and forthcoming EU CSDDD requirements.