Status of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Similarly, item 14 (a), on migrant workers, refers to a report on the status of the Convention and on the efforts made by the Secretariat to promote the Convention and the protection of the rights of migrant workers .

In addition, many of them became victims of syndicated operations, nationally and trans nationally, resulting in their status being that of undocumented migrant workers.

Migrant children

Lebanon's migrant work force was large, and migrant workers faced violence and exploitation.

(a) Migrant workers

Working conditions in host countries are worse for rural migrant women than they are for rural migrant men and urban migrant men and women.

of All Migrant Workers and

Rural, indigenous and migrant women

Violence against women migrant workers

(d) Report of the Secretary General on the status of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (resolution 2004 56, para. 14)

(d) Report of the Secretary General on the status of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (resolution 2004 56, para. 14)

specific groups and individuals migrant workers

62 132. Violence against women migrant workers

58 143. Violence against women migrant workers

60 139. Violence against women migrant workers

56 131. Violence against women migrant workers

Protection of the unity of the families of migrant workers and reunification of migrant workers consequences of death or dissolution of marriage.

The Committee strongly recommends that the State party ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

The author cites the European Code of Social Security of 1964, the European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers of 1977, and International Labour Organization Conventions Nos. 97 and 157, all ratified by Spain.

Migrant women were particularly likely to suffer violence.

(ii) Rights of migrant workers including domestic workers

The Indonesian Migrant Workers Consortium or KOPBUMI has estimated that there are 1,000,000 Indonesian migrant workers and about 20 percent are trafficked each year.

They have also hosted local migrant celebrations, like a Nepalese New Year celebration, and have helped sell African and Asian food and other migrant products.

Amnesty International, Protecting Migrant Workers' Rights, The Wire (Dec. 2004).

Forty per cent of the migrant female EAP of rural origin has secondary education or higher, as against only 18 per cent of the non migrant female EAP.

Enjoyment of equality of treatment for members of the families of migrant workers in the indicated aspects and measures taken to guarantee integration of children of migrant workers in the local school system right to freely choose a remunerated activity for members of a migrant worker's family.

There are between 200,000 and 250,000 migrant workers in Lebanon working under the controversial Kafala, or 'Sponsorship', system. Under the Kafala system, any unskilled laborer (domestic worker) has his or her legal status in the hands of an employer or in country sponsor .

A Central Asian migrant worker walks down the street in Moscow.

Most of them are migrant workers who can't afford a hotel.

Migrant women were often vulnerable to violence, abuse and many inequities.

Facilitation and reduction of the cost of transfer of migrant remittances

There were insufficient data on trafficking in women and migrant women.

Forced and bonded labour Rights of migrant workers, including domestic workers

Lebanese blogger and Nasawiya activist Nadine shares some exciting news for the migrant communities in Lebanon their Migrant Center is in the final stages of opening and it needs your help.

The decision seems to be directly targeted at low wage migrant workers

The President Draft resolution V is entitled Violence against women migrant workers .

Migrant Workers Task Force have no office or official organization, but have been meeting regularly at Zico House in Hamra and will soon relocate some of their activities to Migrant House in Nabaa.

60 206. Facilitation and reduction of the cost of transfer of migrant remittances

Caoimhe Butterly is an Irish organiser, migrant justice activist and post graduate student.

A Nepali migrant worker killed in Qatar 'accident' being photographed by his brother.

Last year in Qatar, a migrant worker from Nepal died every two days.

Migrant women Ms. Arocha, Ms. Dairiam, Ms. Khan, Ms. Manalo and Ms. Shin.

Improving the local coordination of initiatives for migrant women is a key aim.

(x) Committee on the Protection of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families