“Safeguarding Rights for Migrant Workers: A New Frontier for CSR?”, 13 May 2015

More than 30 million migrant workers contribute to the economies of the [Asia and the Pacific] region…Studies of recruitment processes and working conditions however, particularly for lower-skilled migrants, consistently reveal indicators of abuse associated with labour exploitation…Important guidance for companies seeking to understand and address risks to migrant workers is found in the Dhaka Principles for Migration with Dignity, developed over two years of multi-stakeholder consultation…The Dhaka Principles are becoming a global reference point for companies, governments, civil society and inter-governmental organisations in addressing responsibilities towards migrant workers...They are intended for use by all industry sectors and in any country where workers migrate either inwards or outwards…Companies must identify the extent to which they, and their suppliers, are employing migrant labor…Good practice case studies that document actions by companies to address the dilemmas raised by migrant workers can be found online at the Human Rights and Business Dilemmas Forum…[A] specific session at this year’s CSR Asia Summit 2015 [in Kuala Lumpur, 7^th to 8^th October 2015] will further examine barriers and innovations in safeguarding the rights of migrant workers…