Agency Due-Diligence Reports
An evidence-based assessment of an agency's identity, licensing, operational capability, recruitment practices, contractual transparency, worker-protection considerations and governance.
Explore this serviceETHICAL RECRUITMENT · LABOUR MOBILITY · AFRICA
Better-informed partnerships. Fairer opportunities.
Independent agency due diligence, partner shortlisting and documentation for more transparent recruitment partnerships between Kenya, the Gulf and beyond.
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Independent insightKENYA • GULF • INTERNATIONAL
Kenya · initial operational focus
Our work begins with recruitment partnerships connected to Kenya.
Gulf · initial destination-market focus
Our starting corridor connects Kenya with Gulf markets.
Africa · broader ambition
Our longer-term ambition is to support responsible recruitment partnerships across Africa and internationally.
WHAT WE DO
Ethical recruitment starts with better information.
Recruitment partnerships should be built on transparency, accountability, and respect for workers. Probity Network helps employers and recruitment partners examine the information behind recruitment relationships, identify potential concerns, and document questions that need to be resolved before proceeding.
We organise and review available information about recruitment agencies and proposed partnerships. Our work helps decision-makers understand what has been declared, what evidence has been reviewed, what has been independently checked and what questions remain open.
We support your assessment. Your organisation remains responsible for its own checks and final decisions.
HOW WE SUPPORT DECISIONS
Three practical services.
One clearer picture.
Structured information to help clients assess potential recruitment partners and document decisions.
Recruitment Partner Shortlists
Identify and compare potentially suitable agencies against your stated recruitment requirements and decision criteria.
Explore this serviceKeep recruitment partnership decisions documented.
The Contract Record is a structured record designed to help clients document key information about a recruitment partnership or proposed recruitment assignment. It provides a clearer reference point for requirements, agreed responsibilities, supporting documents, outstanding questions, and follow-up actions.
Explore this serviceOur reviews and shortlists are decision-support materials, not government licences, formal certification, endorsement or a guarantee of suitability.
OUR VERIFICATION AREAS
Six lenses.
Evidence before conclusions.
Our review framework helps structure relevant information around the agency and the proposed recruitment relationship.
Identity and licensing
Legal identity, registration details and licence information relevant to assessing whether an agency is a legitimate and accountable recruitment intermediary.
Recruitment capability
Relevant experience and operational capacity, including responsible sourcing and transparent recruitment processes.
Ethical recruitment and worker-paid costs
Recruitment fees, related costs and deductions, including who bears each cost.
Job offers and contracts
Whether job offers and contracts provide clear terms, support informed consent and remain consistent.
Worker voice and safeguarding
Worker feedback, safeguarding arrangements, protection and grievance channels.
Governance, transparency and accountability
Oversight, recordkeeping, complaints handling and corrective action.
WORKER-CENTRED DUE DILIGENCE
Worker Protection and Fair Recruitment
Ethical recruitment must consider the rights, welfare and experiences of workers throughout the recruitment journey.
Probity Network incorporates worker-protection considerations into its independent recruitment due diligence, examining areas such as recruitment fees and related costs, transparency of employment terms, contract clarity, access to information, worker voice and safeguarding.
Our approach recognises that responsible recruitment involves more than verifying an agency's licence or operational capacity. It also requires attention to how workers are recruited, informed, treated and protected.
We aim to help employers and recruitment partners make informed decisions that support more transparent, accountable and responsible recruitment practices.
Recruitment Fees and Related Costs
Examine whether workers are charged recruitment fees or associated costs, directly or indirectly, and how these costs are allocated.
Contract Transparency
Examine whether job offers and employment contracts are clear, consistent and understandable to workers.
Access to Information
Consider whether workers receive accurate information about jobs, employers, salaries, working conditions and recruitment arrangements.
Worker Voice and Feedback
Consider whether workers have safe and accessible ways to raise concerns and provide feedback.
Safeguarding and Protection
Examine relevant policies and procedures addressing exploitation, discrimination, coercion, harassment and other recruitment-related risks.
Grievance and Remedy Mechanisms
Consider whether workers can raise complaints and access appropriate channels for resolving concerns.
ABOUT PROBITY NETWORK
Independent by design.
Clear about our role.
Ethical Recruitment For Fairer Opportunities.
Probity Network supports more transparent and responsible recruitment partnerships through independent information, structured agency assessments and practical decision-support. We help organisations better understand potential recruitment partners, identify information gaps and make more informed decisions that contribute to fairer opportunities.
Our reports and shortlists bring together information shared by agencies, documents reviewed, independent checks and questions that may still need clarification. They are designed to support informed decisions, not replace your own due diligence. They are not government licences or formal certifications, and do not guarantee an agency's suitability, conduct or performance.
HOW WE WORK
A disciplined approach to what is known.
Our approach is evidence-led. We distinguish between information declared by an agency, documents reviewed, information independently verified, and matters that remain unresolved.
Define the requirement
Clarify the recruitment need, destination market, agency profile and decision criteria.
Examine information
Identify declarations, documents, available evidence, checks and information gaps.
Describe findings
Separate confirmed information, unverified claims, concerns and open questions.
Support next steps
Present findings and follow-up actions to inform your own decision-making.
OUR METHODOLOGY
Guided by Recognised International Standards
Probity Network's approach to recruitment due diligence and worker protection is informed by internationally recognised principles and guidance on responsible business conduct, fair recruitment and human rights.
These frameworks inform our assessment approach and help guide the identification of recruitment-related risks, evidence requirements and worker-protection considerations.
OECD — Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct
Provides guidance on risk-based due diligence, including identifying, preventing, mitigating and addressing adverse impacts associated with business operations and relationships.
International Labour Organization (ILO) — General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment
Provides principles and operational guidance on fair recruitment, including recruitment fees, transparency, employment terms and protection of migrant workers.
United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
Provides the international framework on business responsibilities to respect human rights and address adverse human-rights impacts.
International Organization for Migration (IOM) — International Recruitment Integrity System (IRIS)
Provides an ethical recruitment framework for recruitment agencies and other relevant stakeholders.
These frameworks inform Probity Network's approach. Probity Network is an independent service and is not endorsed, accredited or certified by these organisations.
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