Women in development (2016), para. 59

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25. Recognizes that women and girls account for almost half of all international migrants at the global level, and the need to address the special situation and vulnerability of migrant women and girls by, inter alia, incorporating a gender perspective into policies and strengthening national laws, institutions and programmes to prevent and combat gender-based violence, trafficking in persons and discrimination against women and girls, and calls upon Governments to strengthen efforts to protect the rights of, and ensure decent work conditions for, domestic workers, including migrant women and girls, in relation to, inter alia, working hours, working conditions and wages, and to promote access to health -care services and other social and economic benefits;
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Girls
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
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59