Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families 2013, para. 43
Paragraph
Paragraph text
Article 17, paragraph 7, contains a specific non-discrimination clause providing for detained or imprisoned migrant workers and members of their families to enjoy the same rights as nationals of the State of employment or transit who are in the same situation. This provision has the effect of extending additional procedural safeguards, over and above those contained in article 17, to detained migrant workers, such as the right to communicate with the outside, including by telephone, access to health professionals and to education, if also provided to nationals.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Migrant Workers
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Families
Persons on the move
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CMW General Comment No. 2, Rights of migrant workers in an irregular situation and members of their families (2013), para. 43.