People who arrive informed. And stay.
Ethical recruitment and workforce delivery from Nepal, India, Kenya and Uganda to the Gulf, Africa, the UK and Asia. Zero fees to the worker. Since 2006.
A recruitment partner, not an agency.
Most manpower agencies sit between you and a chain of brokers you never see. We remove the chain. FSI staff work in the source country, select on merit, and brief every worker on their terms in their own language before they travel.
The result is a workforce that arrives knowing the job, without debt, and stays. That is what keeps sites running and audits short.
How we recruit
Four things we do on every contract, without exception.
- 01
Zero fees to the worker
The employer funds recruitment. We check that nobody has paid along the way, and we refund and investigate if they have. Workers arrive without debt, so they are not looking for the exit.
- 02
Direct sourcing
Our own teams in source countries recruit against confirmed demand. No brokers, no informal payments we cannot see.
- 03
Vetting on merit
Structured selection by people who speak the candidate's language: trade tests, medicals, document checks and interviews recorded against your job specification.
- 04
Preparation before travel
Contracts signed in the worker's language, pre-departure briefings on the role, the site and the country, and mobilisation handled end to end. Then welfare checks once they arrive.
Recruitment only, or a managed workforce. Clients can use FSI for recruitment only or build a broader managed workforce solution around the requirements of the project.
Why it matters to operations
Ethical recruitment is not a cost of compliance. It is how you lower operational risk.
A worker who paid a broker a year’s wages to get the job is a flight risk, a dispute risk and an audit finding. A worker who paid nothing, understood the terms and knew what to expect before travelling is far more likely to stay, perform and complete the contract.
Lower attrition
Workers without recruitment debt, and with clear expectations before departure, are more likely to stay. Fewer abscondments, fewer replacements and fewer retraining cycles.
A complete audit trail
Every placement has a documented record: where the worker was sourced, how they were selected, what they signed and when they were briefed. Ready when your client, auditor or regulator asks for it.
Fewer disputes
Terms are agreed in writing, in a language the worker understands, before departure. Workers are supported after arrival so issues can be identified and addressed early.
Stable performance
Workers are trade-tested, properly briefed and ready for the role before they travel. Teams become productive faster and employers spend less time dealing with avoidable recruitment failures.
Film
Ethical vs unethical recruitment: workers in Nepal tell their stories
Filmed in Nepal: families and workers who have lived with the cost of unethical recruitment, and FSI Worldwide on FairLabour, recruitment in which workers pay nothing.
Filmed and produced by The Studio_M. Watch on YouTube ↗
Recent recruitment corridors include
Our own teams in the source countries. Established corridors to the markets you hire in.
Sectors we supply
Trades, teams and guard forces for work that cannot stop.
Construction
Trade-tested cohorts sized to your programme
Care
Nurses and carers
Hospitality
Kitchen, front of house, housekeeping, catering
Logistics and warehousing
Pickers, packers and warehouse staff
Facilities management
Technical and soft services at volume
Drivers
Professional drivers for transport and logistics
Security
Manned guarding, guard force transitions and Gurkha-led supervision · SIA ACS since 2014
Oil and gas
Camp, catering and rotational support crews
Proof
Audited by governments. Cited by the people who set the standards.
“FSI’s complete ownership of the recruitment process ensures that every candidate is selected purely based on their suitability for a role, without interference from third party agents or brokers.”
“FSI Worldwide, a leading recruitment company promoting ethical labour supply in regions and sectors at high risk of human trafficking and bonded labour.”
“Companies like FSI Worldwide and Staffhouse International that have embodied the values of fair and ethical recruitment through their business conduct, can present examples of good practice in this field.”
“FSI illustrates a clear business case for improving the ethical recruitment and management of international personnel.”
Looking for a compliant workforce solution that actually delivers?
We work with employers who value compliance, workforce stability, and long-term performance. Whether you are exploring options or facing an immediate mobilisation requirement, our conversations are confidential, pragmatic, and focused on delivery.