Updated standards address ethical recruitment of foreign health workers

With U.S. health care employers facing major staffing challenges, the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, a division of CGFNS International, has updated its best practice standards for fair and transparent recruitment of foreign-educated health professionals. The updated standards ─ developed with input from nursing organizations, employers, unions and recruiters ─ strengthen recommendations for contract transparency and orientation programs. They provide guidelines for recruitment agencies and employers to ensure migrants receive a fair contract, give informed consent and can access justice. “Our organization has been engaged in the work of the Alliance since its inception and fully endorses the Alliance Code,” said AONL CEO and American Hospital Association CNO and Senior Vice President of Workforce Robyn Begley. “A fair and equitable process of recruiting foreign-educated nurses is foundational to achieving a professional practice environment for all nurses.” (CGFNS news release, 3/7/23)