Major tech companies have consistently misused the personal data of their users over the past few years. In the global migrant labour industry, many companies and governments have insufficiently guarded migrant data, allowing it to be leaked to the public or stolen by hackers. When it comes to hiring migrant labourers, ethical data management practices must become a priority.
Companies that benefit from migrant labourers need strong humanist principles when it comes to data quality and management. Here’s how platforms like Joblio are ensuring migrant data isn’t being misused around the world.
Migrant data has already been leaked
Hundreds of thousands of migrants have already suffered from inappropriate data management practices that exposed their personal information to the world. According to a report from the Guardian, the personal details of at least 774,000 migrants and aspiring migrants to Australia was made publicly accessible following a data breach. Governments and the private companies they contract with have consistently illustrated that they’re not treating migrant data privacy issues seriously.
In addition to harmful data breaches, the global migrant labour industry is also plagued by harmful practices like extensive surveillance. Human Rights Watch has reported that Russian state authorities are considering tracking migrant workers with new technology. Governments with a demonstrable history of ignoring human rights may soon be closely monitoring the migrant labourers who make critical contributions to the global economy. This monitoring can easily turn into abuse if sensitive data isn’t closely safeguarded.
Technology is often a positive force in the global migrant labour industry, allowing employees and employers to communicate directly with one another. In certain parts of the world, however, migrant labourers may soon become the victims of unwarranted and excessive surveillance that collects personal data which is improperly stored. Software that intrudes and humiliates migrant labourers must be avoided at all costs if an ethical future for the industry is to be realized.
Reliable statistics don’t need to be intrusive
Ethical companies with strong humanist principles are needed to ensure that reliable statistics for the global migrant labour industry can be collected legitimately. Keeping track of where migrant labourers are heading doesn’t need to be an intrusive or humiliating process. By ensuring transparency when it comes to how data is collected and used, private companies can ensure that migrant labourers don’t become the latest victims of inadvertent data breaches or hacks.
Platforms like Joblio are leading by example with transparent and easily accessible privacy policies that inform users what data is being collected when they make use of modern apps and digital services. Reminding migrants of their rights is an essential part of maintaining ethics when it comes to data collection, management, and storage.
Organizations such as the Global Migration Group have provided clear guidelines for collecting disaggregated data on human rights without violating the personal privacy of individual migrants. Once this data has been collected and analyzed, it must be meticulously stored with user privacy taking on the utmost importance. In addition to facing social opprobrium, companies which fail to ethically manage migrant data could run afoul of local or international privacy rules and pay a steep price for their negligence.
Jon Purizhansky, CEO of Joblio, believes that “businesses must take responsibility for their data management practices.” Unethical behavior from corporate leaders and unclear corporate guidelines on data management will lead to the abuse of migrant labourer information. User profiles and background checks must be carefully safeguarded from hackers to ensure a smooth and ethical migration process.
Joblio ensures ethical hiring is easy
Platforms like Joblio are the best way to ensure global migrant labourers are hired quickly, easily, and ethically. Applicant biometrical data is carefully managed to ensure personal information is never inappropriately leaked. By circumventing harmful middlemen who abuse migrants during the recruitment process, Joblio also ensures migrant data doesn’t fall into the hands of recruiters who don’t care about the privacy of migrants.
“Thanks to our clear privacy policy, Joblio ensures no user is ever left in the dark when it comes to their personal information,” says CEO Jon Purizhansky. By working hand in hand with both employers and employees, Joblio ensures important data on global migration patterns can be collected in a sustainable, transparent, and ethical fashion.
For too long, major tech companies have abused the trust of their users while poorly safeguarding privacy. These days, platforms like Joblio are reinventing the global migrant labour industry without sacrificing ethics in data collection and management.
Originally Posted: https://joblio.co/en/blog/maintaining-data-quality-and-ethics-when-hiring-migrant-labourers/