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Agents of Chains: The Role of Responsible Recruitment in Securing Security Personnel from South Asia
Agents of Chains: The Role of Responsible Recruitment in Securing Security Personnel from South Asia
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Jan 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After a career in the Gurkhas and Singapore Police, Ian Gordon founded his own private security company, IDG Security, an ICoCA Certified Member Company with operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, and Myanmar. So what are the pitfalls in recruiting private security personnel from South Asia, and how does Ian avoid these? We talk to Ian about the powerful role agents play, and how this is leading to third country nationals contracted as private security guards ending up as bonded labourers in many complex environments.
Released:
Jan 11, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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