Educate would-be migrants on the risks of illegal migration and trafficking and their labor rights and responsibilities in the receiving country. Utilize channels such as the mass media and government agencies to disseminate information. Provide information that is credible, truthful and balanced to help migrant laborers make proper decisions.
Foster cooperation between key players such as governments, labor and migration agencies, employers, academics and the media by having regular multilateral dialogues. Discuss various methods of controlling illegal migration, such as setting up border control measures. Set fair criteria for selecting laborers to work in areas where they are needed in the receiving countries to avoid competition with local workers.
Expand trade between countries to reduce the flow of migrant workers due to lack of employment at home. Attract direct foreign investment by other governments and corporations in areas such as manufacturing of goods and agriculture to provide would-be labor immigrants work incentives to remain in their countries. Hold bilateral talks to establish frameworks for expanding trade and foreign investment between countries.
Implement visa portability programs by allowing migrant workers on temporary work programs to take another, comparable job after a given period. Ask workers to make use of visa portability through negotiating working conditions with their employers instead of staying in a job that is exploiting their labor and civil rights.
Provide incentives to migrant workers to return to their countries of origin. Offer social security benefits to workers who have worked in the country for a set period and are willing to go back to their home countries. Send the social security benefits to the workers in their home countries.