The Responsible Recruitment Network of the Americas was launched by IHRB in 2022 following extensive regional stakeholder engagement to understand the current state of play within North America regarding action by civil society, business, and government to advance the responsible recruitment of migrant workers.
What emerged was a dynamic landscape of efforts and achievements to ensure the protection for and respect of migrant workers being recruited throughout the region. Yet stakeholders agreed that increased collaboration and coordination was a need within the region that could serve to increase the solidity and impact of ongoing efforts.
Born out of the tremendous work undertaken by a range of stakeholders from across the region to address ethical and fair recruitment of migrant workers, the Responsible Recruitment Network of the Americas is a collaborative space to engage, share, and build regional capacity for multistakeholder action across sectors and the region.
Aims of the Network
The objective of the Responsible Recruitment Network of the Americas is to increase the collective leverage of all stakeholders to drive positive change in the way that internal and international migrant workers are recruited across recruitment corridors in the Americas.
It will aim to do this through:
- Information sharing and knowledge-building
- Partnership building
- Increasing regional capacity and leverage
Who can join the Network?
The Responsible Recruitment Network of the Americas is for any organisation or individual who works to address responsible recruitment of external and internal migrants.
Members include:
- Workers
- Unions
- UN agencies
- CSOs
- Government entities and representatives
- Grassroots organizations
- Employers, recruiters, and business
- Finance sector
- Trade associations
Network Activities and Ways to Get Involved
The Network will offer regular opportunities to engage with partners in the region and expand opportunities for collaboration.
These will include:
- Bi-annual conference calls
- Bi-annual webinars
- Quarterly newsletter, highlighting key policy and programme developments, and future opportunities for engagement.
- Access to the global Labour Migration Listserve
- Additional special events and roundtables throughout the year
- Additional special reports/written documents as opportunity arises
