Protect Job Seekers from Recruitment Scams

The people affected are students, fresh graduates, unemployed professionals, migrant workers, and other job seekers who rely on online platforms, social media, recruitment agencies, and messaging apps to find employment. Fraudsters often impersonate genuine companies or recruiters and advertise fake jobs, interviews, offer letters, or work opportunities. Victims may be asked to pay registration fees, security deposits, training charges, document-verification fees, or other payments before receiving a job that does not exist. These scams can cause significant financial losses, identity and personal-data risks, emotional stress, and loss of valuable time. Young and first-time job seekers can be particularly vulnerable because they may have limited experience identifying fraudulent recruitment practices. The petition seeks stronger awareness, verification, reporting mechanisms, and enforcement against fraudulent recruitment activities so that honest job seekers can search for employment more safely and confidently.