Enjoyment of the rights to health and adequate housing by migrants 2010, para. 83
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States should ensure the provision of standardized and authentic health certificates if required by host countries and oblige prospective employers to purchase medical insurance for migrant workers. All required pre-departure HIV/AIDS testing or other pre-departure health examinations must be respectful of the human rights of migrants and be accompanied with health information and health promotion efforts. Special attention should be paid to voluntariness, the provision of free or affordable services and to the problems of stigmatization.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants