Protection of migrants
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particular attention to the human rights of migrants, in accordance with their
obligations under international law;
(h) Also calls upon States to prosecute, in conformity with applicable law, acts
of violation of the human rights of migrants and their families, such as arbitrary
detention, torture and violations of the right to life, including extrajudicial executions,
during their transit from the country of origin to the country of destination and vice
versa, including transit across national borders;
(i) Recognizes the particular vulnerability of migrants in transit situations,
including through national borders, and the need to ensure full respect for their human
rights also in these circumstances;
(j) Also recognizes the importance of promoting respect for human rights in
coordinated efforts of the international community to assist and support migrants who
are stranded or in vulnerable situations;
(k) Reaffirms emphatically the duty of States parties to ensure full respect for
and observance of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, 12 in particular with
regard to the right of all foreign nationals, regardless of their migration status, to
communicate with a consular official of the sending State in case of arrest,
imprisonment, custody or detention, and the obligation of the receiving State to
inform the foreign national without delay of his or her rights under the Convention;
(l) Requests all States, in conformity with national legislation and applicable
international legal instruments to which they are party, to enforce labour law
effectively, including by addressing violations of such law, with regard to migrant
workers’ labour relations and working conditions, inter alia, those related to their
remuneration and conditions of health, safety at work and the right to freedom of
association;
(m) Invites Member States to consider ratifying relevant conventions of the
International Labour Organization, including the Domestic Workers Convention,
2011 (No. 189), on decent work for domestic workers; 28
(n) Encourages Member States to promote faster, safer and cheaper
remittances, with the aim of reducing the average transaction cost to less than 3 per
cent of the amount transferred by 2030, by further developing existing conducive
policy and regulatory environments that enable competition, regulation and
innovation on the remittance market and by providing gender-responsive programmes
and instruments that enhance the financial inclusion of migrants and their families ;
(o) Recalls that the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that
everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for
acts violating the fundamental rights granted to him or her;
6.
Emphasizes the importance of protecting persons in vulnerable situations,
and in this regard:
(a) Expresses its concern about the increase in the activities and profits of
transnational and national organized crime entities and others who profit from crimes
against migrants, especially migrant women and children, without regard for
dangerous and inhumane conditions, and in flagrant violation of national laws and
international law and contrary to international standards;
(b) Calls upon States to cooperate internationally to save lives and prevent
migrant deaths and injuries through individual or joint search and rescue operations,
and standardized collection and exchange of relevant information, as well as to
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