The following section analyses current practices, and examines the extent to which Ethiopia’s teacher recruitment practices align with the standards proposed in the Commonwealth Teacher Recruitment Protocol (CTRP). Fair and ethical treatment in the international recruitment of teachers is an important cornerstone of the CTRP. The African Union (2006) also acknowledges the usefulness of the protocol as part of its Plan of Action for the Second Decade of Education, encouraging a similar arrangement to be made in the continent. This case study examines important issues in the process of international recruitment of teachers in Ethiopia, which can become a useful input for planning future management of teachers nationally, regionally and globally.