Name of Organization

Type of Organization

Migration-focused Activities

Online Resources

Business & Human Rights Resource Center

(BHRRC)

2002

Charity and nonprofit

› Tracking the human rights impacts of over 9,000 companies

› Active involvement in Corporate Human Rights Benchmark and KnowTheChain

› Regional briefings, annual reports

› Tools and resource lists by business sector

› Company advances cases

Business for Social Responsibility

(BSR)

1993

Nonprofit

› Consulting companies on human rights and inclusive supply chain practices

› Social sustainability implementation tools

› Migrant Worker Management Toolkit

› Research reports and case studies by industry

Institute for Human Rights and Business

(IHRB)

2009

Civil society think-tank

› Developing and implementing Dhaka principles

› Running the Leadership Group for Responsible Recruitment

› News, expert statements, briefings

› Thematic videos and podcasts, public live webinars

› Open source tools for Employer Pays Principle

International Organisation for Migration

(IOM)

1951

Intergovernmental

› Labor migration programming; active engagement with the private sector partners

› Overseeing International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS); member of the inter-agency Global Migration Group (GMG)

› Issuing annual World Migration Report

› Thematic publications, Newsdesk newsletter

› IRIS Ethical Recruitment certification guidelines

Issara Institute

2014

Nonprofit

› Supply chain research and company training programs

› Running migrant worker complaint hotline, educating migrant workers about their rights, remediation programs

› Visual data through GIS mapping (Southeast Asia)

› Inclusive Labor Monitoring tools

› Paper series on Psychometric Measures of Empowerment and Disempowerment

KnowTheChain

2016

Partnership of leading humanitarian nonprofits

› Using independent benchmarking as a tool to engage companies and investors

› Providing companies with practical tools for identifying and addressing forced labor

› Benchmarks by industry, progress reports

› Business resources on forced labor, legislative landscapes, risk assessment, ethical recruitment, responsible supply chains

Social Accountability International

(SAI)

1997

Nongovernmental

› Running SA8000® Standard accreditation and company training programs

› Global Living Wage Coalition benchmark

› SA8000® Standard guidelines

› Resource library, Pillars in Practice case studies

Solidarity Center

1997

Nonprofit

› Helping migrant worker groups build independent trade unions

› Educating migrant workers about their rights

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› Interviews with international migrant workers

› Working People in the News media highlights

Scholars at Risk

1999

Nonprofit

› International network of academic institutions defending the human rights of scholars fleeing persecution and violence

› Arranging positions of sanctuary at universities worldwide

› Newsletter, handbooks, reports

› Data on defined attacks on higher education

› Advocacy seminars, speaker series, student assistance information

The International Centre for Migration Policy Development

(ICMPD)

1993

Intergovernmental

› Policy research and capacity building

› Running multistakeholder roundtables and workshops; public-private sector dialogues

› Newsletter, reports, expert voice series

› Migration policies’ infographics

› Videos (reports, expert interviews) and webinars

The Global Forum on Migration and Development

(GFMD), Business Mechanism

2015

Intergovernmental

› Working on migration policy issues of relevance to the private sector

› Business Advisory Group on Migration; public-private sector co-initiatives

› Business case, best practices, skills development and matching, technology and migration

› Position papers and policy briefs

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

(OECD)

1961

Intergovernmental

› Carrying out and disseminating research on economic aspects of migration, migration and development, migrant employment policies

› Organizing high-level forums and events

› Migration monitoring data

› Newsletter, educational videos, expert interviews

› Working papers and policy briefs

› Case studies by country

Verité

1995

Nonprofit

› Customized capacity building for companies; identifying gaps and providing recommendations

› Cross-sectoral collaboration and consultation

› Featured research, white papers, and videos

› Company case studies

› Forced Labor Commodity Atlas

› Responsible Sourcing and Fair Hiring toolkits

› Resources for Responsible Recruitment website

The International Labour Organization

(ILO)

1919 Alliance 8.7

since 2016

UN specialized agencies

› Working on accelerating progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 8.7

› Teaming up with workers organizations, business networks, governments, civil society, and the research community

› Knowledge platform on eradicating forced labor, modern slavery, human trafficking, and child labor

› Featured thematic overviews and reports of action groups; expert groups’ meeting minutes

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

(UN DESA)

1948

› Providing statistics on international migration; Population Division

› Providing support for the UN General Assembly and the GMG

› Multimedia library, International Migration reports

› SDG Blog entries on migration

United Nations Development Programme

(UNDP)

1965

› Promoting the participation of migrant diasporas, lowering costs of remittances

› Engaging in strategic partnerships with private sector in working toward the SDGs

› News, reports, personalized stories, and opinion blogs on migration and displacement

› Written contributions to the migration topic on the Business Call to Action site

United Nations Population Fund

(UNFPA)

1969

› Researching implications of migration for demographic dynamics with focus on female migration and young migrants; active member of GMG

› Providing health services and counseling for victims of trafficking

› Technical resources on improving migration data collection and comparability

› Publications on migration and human rights, migration in times of crisis

The Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development

(KNOMAD)

1944

Multi-donor trust fund (housed in the World Bank)

› Providing data on migration and development, and impact of remittances

› Chairing the open-source Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development (KNOMAD); active member of GMG

› Migration and Development Briefs, Annual Remittances Data reports

› KNOMAD Working groups’ reports, People Move blog