Practices by Stakeholder 3

Employers and recruitment and placement agencies

Employers often have the most ongoing contact with migrant workers. Establishing mechanisms, such as communication trees, to communicate with all of their employees, including migrant workers, during crises can be an efficient way to reach large numbers of people. Recruitment and placement agencies may also have contact with migrants after they have been placed with an employer. These private sector actors can get information to migrants about an emerging crisis, risks, and steps they need to take to protect themselves. This could include:

• Information on prevention, preparedness, and emergency response activities;
• Alerts on evolving conditions in host States;
• Information on steps to take when in need of evacuation.