What are the Modus Operandi of Illegal Recruiters?

Escort Services
Undocumented workers are escorted at the airport or any international exit to evade checkpoints set to check on the documents of workers.

Tourist–Worker Scheme
Workers leave the country purportedly as tourist but in reality is being deployed as worker abroad.

Assumed Identity
Workers particularly minors are deployed abroad under an assumed identity.

Direct Hiring
Workers are hired by foreign employers without the intervention of licensed recruitment agencies and are deployed undocumented and without protection.

Trainee Worker Scheme
Hired workers are deployed allegedly not for employment but for training purposes only and will return to sending company after training.

Backdoor Points Scheme
Workers are sent abroad not through regular exit channels like airports but are deployed usually through cargo ships.

Tie-Up System
Unlicensed recruiters with foreign principals who are usually in the blacklist use the name and offices of licensed recruiters in their illegal activity.

Visa Assistance/Consultancy Scheme
Firms that offer services including the pairing of workers with foreign employers and promising applicants immigrant visas but are in reality engaged in the recruitment business.

Blind Ads Scheme
Workers are enticed to apply and send cash payments addressed to a Postal Office Box without the worker having the opportunity to communicate personally with the recruiter.

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