Labour exploitation of migrants 2014, para. 43

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Many migrants live in housing which lacks basic infrastructure and services including sanitation, electricity, potable water and adequate health-care services. The Special Rapporteur has seen shocking living conditions of migrant workers he encountered. The migrants, some with irregular migration status, lived in abhorrent conditions, in overcrowded houses, without proper sanitation. The Special Rapporteur learned that the wages received were often not sufficient to maintain an adequate standard of living. Some migrants are promised housing by their employers, but find out upon arrival that no housing accommodation has been made available.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Economic Rights
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Movement
  • Social & Cultural Rights
  • Water & Sanitation
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Year
2014
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
43