Foreign Workers

Did you know?

• Among migrant workers in Italy, a quarter of male employees and a third of female employees are in "undeclared employment"
• Migrant workers are 2.5 times more likely to have 'atypical' work than the Italian average
• In a 2003 study, migrant workers' monthly wage was only half of the average wage and has since continued to decrease

Ethically Recruiting and Managing Foreign Workers

Foreign workers are one of the key resources available to fill the gap between the demand for, and actual supply of, labourers who have the necessary skill-set required by the destination countries.

To help employers and civil society better coordinate support for immigrants, Obiettivo Lavoro and Impronta Etica have investigated how to overcome barriers faced by all parties at each step of the integration process of foreign workers. "A People-Centered Approach to Labour Migration" is based on a multi-stakeholder approach, meaning that the guidelines for action at each stage are best followed by cooperative efforts of both companies and civil society based organisations.

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Labour Migration: Ethically recruiting and managing migrant workers (PDF)

The leaflet gives an overview of the objectives of the Laboratory and Obiettivo Lavoro's model for recruiting foreign workers.

See Also . . .

• More information about the CSR Laboratory on Recruitment and Ethical Management of Foreign Workers
• Over 100 company solutions on Equal Opportunities and Diversity

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