“Roundtable Insights on Advancing the Responsible Recruitment of Migrant Workers in Southeast Asia”

…In collaboration with the Institute for Human Rights and Business, and the Responsible Labor Initiative, an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance, the Consumer Goods Forum’s (CGF) Human Rights Coalition (HRC) held a one–day conference to promote the responsible recruitment of migrant workers…This business–focused event examined recruitment corridors across the region and provided a timely opportunity to showcase concrete actions and solutions…

… the participants agreed on the need to move the needle from policy to action; from guidance to implementation. Implementation is more complex and requires change in the business culture and attitude towards migrant workers. Therefore, collaboration is needed across multiple stakeholders to find innovative and effective solutions to accelerate and scale-up action…

…The demands from regulatory agencies, consumers and investors are increasingly pushing companies to shape their behaviour in line with sustainability expectations and respect for workers rights. The challenge is to ensure such behavioural changes reach the deeper ends of the supply chain, up to smallholders. As reporting requirements become more stringent an effort to avoid efforts on HRDD in paper that do not have significant impact on the ground is key…