Private Employment Agencies formalize regional cooperation on fair recruitment in East and Horn of Africa
Private Employment Agency representatives from across the East and Horn of Africa have advanced efforts to establish a regional association to strengthen cooperation, professional standards and fair recruitment practices.
Sixth Fair Recruitment Initiative Advisory Committee welcomes Finland and Spain and reviews progress under the 2026–2030 strategy
Geneva, Switzerland - The sixth meeting of the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Fair Recruitment Initiative (FRI) Advisory Committee was held online from Geneva on 29 April 2026. Together, governments, employers' and workers' organizations, deve
Sierra Leone strengthens protections and decent work for domestic workers
Government, workers, employers, and development partners strengthen collaboration to transform Convention No. 189 commitments into better protection, dignity, and decent working conditions for domestic workers.
West Africa moves towards a common approach on bilateral labour migration agreements and fair recruitment of migrant workers
ECOWAS Member States, OTUWA and FOPAO met in Abuja to embed fair recruitment into bilateral labour migration agreements, and agreed that the absence of standardised common standards for the region weakens the whole region.