“We will erase names to make recruitment fairer”. This seemingly progressive recruitment practice is commonly found in countries with widespread bias against ‘migrant names’, which results in constraints on labour market access. The idea seems to have benevolent intentions. But wait a second. What does it really mean? Source of the image: Kaboom pics. Creative Commons There is no culture in the world where humans do not have names. Names are fundamental to how we recognise each other, and a name is an essential part of human identity. What’s more, erasing human names has a bloody history. The…