the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, as well as the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women,56 Recalling also the outcome of major world conferences, specifically those pertaining to women migrant workers, Emphasizing the need for objective comprehensive, broad-based information and a wide exchange of experiences and lessons learned by individual Member States and civil society in the formulation of policies and strategies to address the problem of violence against women migrant workers, Noting the large numbers of women from developing countries and some countries in transition who continue to venture forth to more affluent countries in search of a living for themselves and their families as a consequence of poverty, unemployment and other socio-economic conditions, and acknowledging the duty of the sending States to work for conditions that provide employment and security for their citizens, Acknowledging the economic benefits that accrue to sending and receiving countries from the employment of women migrant workers, Recognizing the importance of continued cooperation at the bilateral, regional and international levels in protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of women migrant workers, 1. Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General on the thematic issues before the Commission on the Status of Women;57 2. Invites concerned Governments, particularly of sending and receiving countries, to include in their national action plans information on the problems of women migrant workers; 3. Encourages concerned Governments, particularly of sending and receiving countries, to avail themselves of the expertise of the United Nations, including the United Nations Statistics Division and other relevant bodies such as the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women, to develop appropriate national data-collection methodologies that will generate comparable data on violence against women migrant workers as bases for research and analyses on the subject; 4. Invites Governments, in cooperation with relevant United Nations bodies, other intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations, to undertake further research on the causes and consequences of violence against women migrant workers; 5. Invites concerned States parties, particularly of sending and receiving countries, to include in their periodic reports to relevant human rights treaty bodies, updated and comprehensive information on actions they have taken to address the problem of violence against women migrant workers; 6. Invites Member States and non-governmental organizations to contribute to the proposed database of good practices and lessons learned on all forms of 56 General Assembly resolution 48/104 of 20 December 1993. 57 E/CN.6/1998/5. -37-