Joint general comment No. 4 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No. 23 (2017) of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on State obligations regarding the human rights of c ... 2017, para. 44
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Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
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Furthermore, States should take the following actions to ensure the full and effective protection of migrant children from all forms of violence and abuse:
- Take effective measures to ensure that they are protected from any form of slavery and commercial sexual exploitation and from being used for illicit activities or from any work that would jeopardize their health, safety or morals, including by becoming party to relevant conventions of the International Labour Organization
- Take effective measures to protect them from all forms of violence and abuse, regardless of their migration status
- Recognize and address the gender-specific vulnerable situations of girls and boys and children with disabilities as potential victims of trafficking for sexual, labour and all other forms of exploitation
- Ensure comprehensive protection, support services and access to effective redress mechanisms, including psychosocial assistance and information about those remedies, for migrant children and their families reporting cases of violence, abuse or exploitation to police or other relevant authorities, regardless of their migration status; children and parents must be able to safely report to police or other authorities as victims or witnesses without any risk of immigration enforcement as a result
- Recognize the important role that can be played by community services and civil society organizations in regard to the protection of migrant children
- Develop comprehensive policies aimed at addressing the root causes of all forms of violence, exploitation and abuse against migrant children, including adequate resources for their proper implementation
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Treaty bodies: CMW - Committee on Migrant Workers
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Movement
Violence
Person(s) affected
Boys
Children
Families
Girls
Persons on the move
Year
2017
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph focus
Protection from all forms of violence and abuse, including exploitation, child labour and abduction, and sale or traffic in children