Paper urges public employment services to help ensure fair recruitment of non-EU workers

Guidance · 14 April 2026

The Brussels Times reports on a paper titled Fair recruitment of third-country nationals: the role of PES. This item summarises the news report, not the paper.

According to the report, the paper draws on a June 2025 workshop in Ljubljana with 14 national employment services, the International Labour Organization and the PES Network Secretariat, and defines fair recruitment as hiring within the law and international standards.

It says third-country nationals can face language barriers and dependence on an employer for permits, and that employment services can help through clear information, pre-departure orientation, digital matching tools and help reviewing contracts.

The report notes some services promote circular migration while weighing the risk of brain drain.

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