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• Demand for women migrant workers is growing, notably in garment manufacturing, agriculture and food processing, hospitality, care and/ domestic work, and electronics
• Increasing numbers of women migrate due to a lack of economic or livelihood opportunities and many experience exploitation and abuse
• The payment by women migrant workers of large recruitment fees - costs and charges to secure employment abroad - may leave workers indebted and vulnerable to further exploitations
• This short report from IHRB provides context and guidance for businesses who employ women migrant workers directly or through their supply chains.

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This short report provides context and guidance for businesses who employ women migrant workers directly or through their supply chains. It sets out key challenges facing women migrant workers in their migration journey, provides an overview of rights and gaps in protection of rights for women migrant workers in international standards and national laws, and proposes straightforward measures that businesses should take within their own operations to respect the rights of women migrant workers.