TERMS OF REFERENCE

NATIVE ENGLISH-SPEAKING EDITOR FOR

THE PROMISNG PRACTICES ON RESPONSIBLE RECRUITMENT REPORT

The Fostering Accountability in Recruitment for Fishery Workers (FAIR Fish) project is an effort to reduce forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of women and men in the seafood processing sectors in Thailand to support the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), Department of Labor (DOL). FAIR Fish will be led by Plan International, an international NGO with expertise in addressing forced labor (FL), human trafficking (HT) and child labor (CL), among fishers and seafood processors in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

The project’s theory of change is as follows: Forced labor and human trafficking in the Thai fishing and seafood processing sectors will be reduced when: (1) all stakeholders understand the nature of forced labor and human trafficking in the recruitment of workers; (2) companies act in good faith to root out exploitive  practices in their own recruitment processes; (3) recruiters comply with anti-FL/TIP regulations and policies; and (4) companies, consumers, buyers, government, workers, CSOs, and the media promote responsible and transparent recruitment policies and practices.

• I. Background

Plan International Thailand has implementing the FAIR Fish project since January 2019. To increase an understanding of FL and HT among key stakeholders in cross-border recruitment chains, the project tries to identify promising practices on migrant worker recruitment carried out by business enterprises and civil social organizations and make a technical report free access for them, with the expectation that target seafood processing SMEs and recruitment agencies in Thailand will aware of the good practices and adopt them in their business operations. Additionally, the report presents the comparison of responsible recruitment elements in labor standards that recognized by companies worldwide, helping the project to develop a practical responsible recruitment model.

2. Objective

Plan International Thailand is seeking for a native English-speaking editor to edit the promising practices on responsible recruitment report produced by the project. The report length is around 19,000 words in total.

3. Tasks

• • Ensure correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and general usage of the language.
  • Rewrite content to improve clarity, consistency and readability without changing the original meaning.
  • Ensure the consistency of formats for footnotes, bibliography, figures, etc.
  • Proof-read final texts to ensure text associated with figures are error free.

4. Deliverable/Schedule

VI.   Consultant’s qualification

• A bachelor’s degree in English, communication, social science, development studies, or related field.
• Excellent academic writing skills
• At least five-year experience in editing research reports or academic contents for publication.
• Understanding of migration issues in Thailand is preferable.
• Native proficiency in English.

VIII. How to apply?

• Submit 1) CV with cover letter in English, 2) At least two work samples with original and edited text, and 3) an electronic quotation indicating price per word in Thai baht to Plan International Thailand’s Senior Procurement Officer via Supornchai.Nawataweeporn@plan-international.org by September 08, 2020 at the latest.