At the outset of the project we developed a set of 44 indicators that cover nine areas of government policy. The indicators - designed in consultation with the project’s expert advisory board - examine laws, policies and government practices in relation to recruitment and evaluate their effect on outcomes for migrant workers:

1. National migration policy (7 indicators)

2. Legal and regulatory framework (5 indicators)

3. Bilateral arrangements (5 indicators)

4. Licensing, registration and certification schemes (5 indicators)

5. Machinery to implement and enforce regulation (4 indicators)

6. Measures to prevent fraudulent and abusive recruitment (5 indicators)

7. Enforcement, access to grievance mechanisms and remedies (6 indicators)

8. Measures to provide accurate information to workers (5 indicators)

9. Freedom of association (2 indicators)