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Fair Employment Foundation Intro.pdf
- 1. Introduction to Fair June 2023
- 2. The Challenge: Forced Labor Every year, millions of migrant workers leave their home countries to improve economic prospects for themselves and their families, but are often taken advantage of in the process. Female migrant domestic workers are the most vulnerable to financial exploitation and effectively forced labor. 24 million Number of foreign migrant workers in the Asia region 330,000+ Number of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong alone US$1500 Average debt taken on by domestic workers (~2 years’ salary in their home country)
- 3. Sub-recruiter Sending Employment Agency Training Center Sending Government Receiving Government Receiving Employment Agency Employer Country of Origin Worker indebtedness happens during the recruitment process Country of Destination Different actors and different touch points create opportunities for migrant workers to be financially exploited. Many agencies, in particular, charge excessive and illegal recruitment-related fees to desperate workers looking for work abroad.
- 4. Unethical agencies Partnership US$1400 Loan with 40-50% APR US$1400 A migrant worker Employers Hong Kong families are reliant on migrant domestic workers to provide household support, childcare, and eldercare. Domestic workers take out loans to pay employment agencies, who charge excessive and illegal fees, for the chance to work in Hong Kong. Agencies are incentivised to place those workers who are willing to pay, rather than those who are well trained and suitable for the job - leaving workers in high debt bondage and failing families in need of good support. Unethical recruitment practices fail workers and employers Unethical Loan Companies
- 5. (Parent entity) Registered charity incubating market solutions, raising awareness of the issue, and providing public information resources The Fair Group: We work together to eradicate forced labour through market-based solutions Non-profit training innovation hub that prepares migrant workers for successful migration, with an emphasis on life skills Incubator that invests in and provides advisory support to mission-aligned enterprises Social enterprise and ethical recruitment agency that places migrant domestic workers without charging them fees Introduction to Fair Video
- 7. Fair Employment Foundation Creating successful working relationships between employers and workers through awareness raising and information sharing 55 Companies engaged in Fair Hiring Sessions Participants in Fair Hiring sessions 2,550+ 1M Pageviews annually on our online information resources
- 8. Fair Employment Agency Ethical recruitment agency setting a new service standard for migrant domestic worker hiring Placements since 2014 7,883 Top 10 Biggest agencies in Hong Kong for Filipino workers FEA worker savings US$5M 90% Employer & Worker Satisfaction
- 9. Fair Training Center Domestic Workers Trained (Nov 2016 - Feb 2023) 900+ 50%+ Reduction in worker turnover rates Gold Standard For pre-migration training, as described by the International Labour Organisation - Philippines 700+ Seafarers Trained (Feb 2021 - Feb 2022) Non-profit training center preparing migrant workers for successful migration, with an emphasis on life skills
- 10. Honest Jobs Investing in and providing advisory support to mission-aligned enterprises US$136K Invested in two ethical recruitment agencies US$190K In worker recruitment debt savings US$250K In raised impact investment funds
- 11. Fair Employment Foundation http://www.fairgroup.org info@fairgroup.org The Fair Employment Foundation Limited is a Section 88 registered charity in Hong Kong (Inland Revenue Department no. 91/13885)