“trial period”. In order to minimize having to do this, agencies advice employers to take measures to limit the freedom of the migrant domestic workers through the confiscation of their passport and restrict their communication with the outside world. Recruitment agencies have been known to encourage employers to place restrictions on migrant domestic workers which include the confiscation of their passport and confinement to the residence. Recruitment agencies in Lebanon receive very little state supervision. A Human Rights Watch report found that workers are often made false promises about the country they are moving to, as well as the work they will do, and the conditions expected in the workplace. They are also misled about the salaries they can expect to receive. Involvement of home country Many women migrating for domestic work pay fees to agencies in their home countries which sometimes means entering into debt or selling assets to cover the cost. Agency fees in Sri Lanka are around $200 but this varies between countries. Migrant domestic workers from Sri Lanka and the Philippines are often offered training by the recruitment agency in their home country. The training involves lessons on using electrical appliances and cooking Lebanese food. The government of the Philippines established an Overseas Employment Administration in order to protect emigrant workers from exploitation. In Lebanon, agencies wishing to hire Filipinas for work are required to obtain “Master Employment Contract for Domestic Helpers” from the Embassy of the Philippines in Beirut. The Filippina Worker Resource Center in Beirut provides training seminars to assist in skills upgrading and cultural activities. Recruitment agencies' code of conduct A code of conduct was launched in June 2013, to provide guidance for recruitment agencies on promoting and protecting the rights of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. The code was developed in consultation with the International Organization for Migration, the Middle East Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and put together by the Lebanese Ministry of Labour, the Syndicate of Owners of Recruitment Agencies (SORA) in Lebanon and Caritas Lebanon. The Code of Conduct aims to uphold transparency in business operations; the disclosure of full information about the conditions of employment in Lebanon to the worker; no placements of underage workers; and verification of a worker's qualifications. A workshop was organized by the International Labour Organization in 2013 in order to review the code of conduct and improve mechanisms to protect