UN GCD Supply Chain Dialogue - Labour Migration in the Middle East
- Datum & Uhrzeit / Date & time
- Mittwoch, 18.11.2026, 10:00h – 11:00h
- Veranstalter / Organizer
UN Global Compact Network Germany
- Art der Veranstaltung / Event type
- Webinar
- Themenbereich / Topic
- Social
The second session of the UN GCD Supply Chain Dialogue 2026 focuses on labour migration in the Middle East and brings German companies into dialogue with Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), a regional network of NGOs, migrant worker organisations, trade unions and advocates working to protect and promote the rights and welfare of migrant workers in Asia.
The session will examine the specific human rights risks that migrant workers may face throughout the migration cycle – from recruitment and pre-departure processes to employment, wage payment, access to social protection and return. MFA will share perspectives from its regional network and discuss how recruitment systems, cross-border supply chains and business practices can affect the rights and dignity of migrant workers.
Moving beyond a compliance-based approach, participants will explore how companies can strengthen human rights due diligence by identifying risks at an early stage, engaging meaningfully with migrant workers and their organisations, and improving access to remedy. The discussion will also address how companies can contribute to fairer recruitment practices, prevent wage theft and ensure that migrant workers’ rights are respected across complex supply chains.
Building on approaches that move beyond compliance-driven tools such as audits and self-assessment questionnaires, this session focuses on labour migration in the Middle East. Participants will discuss risks related to recruitment practices, migrant worker protection, and access to remedy, while exploring how trust, transparency, and rightsholder engagement can improve HRDD in complex migration contexts.
Target group: Professionals from UN GCD member companies, especially in sustainability, procurement, or compliance roles but also anyone involved in shaping or implementing due diligence processes and interested in learning from existing corporate practice, reflecting on common challenges, and helping shape what comes next.