Violence against women migrant workers 1999, para. 6
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Noting the large numbers of women from developing countries and some countries with economies 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 countries of origin to work for conditions that provide employment and security to their citizens,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Movement
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Women
Year
1999
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Violence against women migrant workers (1999), A/RES/54/138, PP 6.