"8. Recommends to the Centre for Human Rights to include the
promotion and protection of the human rights of women migrant workers in
its programme of work and to submit to the General Assembly, through the
Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council, its report
thereon";
(f)
"issue";
(g)
In operative paragraph 9, the word "problem" was replaced by the word
Operative paragraph 10, which had read:
"10. Requests the Secretary-General to develop concrete indicators of
observance by receiving and sending countries of existing international
instruments protecting women migrant workers as a basis for future action
to address the problem",
was replaced by the following text:
"10. Requests the Secretary-General to see to the development of
concrete indicators to determine the situation of women migrant workers in
sending and receiving countries";
(h) In operative paragraph 11, the words "High Commissioner for Human
Rights" were replaced by the words "Centre for Human Rights".
46. At the 16th meeting, on 18 March, the representative of the Philippines
made a statement with regard to the draft resolution.
47. At the 17th meeting, on 18 March, the representative of the Philippines
further orally revised the draft resolution as follows:
(a) In operative paragraph 6, the words "in carrying out her or his
mandate, to pay particular attention to the violence" were replaced by the words
"to include among the urgent issues pertaining to her or his mandate the
violence";
(b) In operative paragraph 8, the words "relative to its advisory training
and information services" were inserted after the words "programme of work";
(c) In operative paragraph 10, the words "as a basis for future action"
were added at the end of the paragraph.
48. At the same meeting, the delegation of India joined in sponsoring the draft
resolution, as further orally revised.
49. The Commission then adopted the draft resolution, as orally revised (see
chap. I, sect. C, resolution 38/7).
50. After the adoption of the revised draft resolution, statements were made by
the representatives of France and Australia and the observers for Ireland,
Belgium and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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