A/RES/58/143
Encouraging the continuing participation of civil society in developing and
implementing appropriate measures to support innovative partnerships among public
agencies, non-governmental organizations and other members of civil society for
combating violence against women migrant workers,
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 try to create conditions that
provide employment and economic security for their citizens,
Expressing deep concern at the continuing reports of grave abuses and acts of
violence committed against women migrant workers,
Realizing that the movement of a significant number of women migrant
workers may be facilitated and made possible by means of fraudulent or irregular
documentation and sham marriages with the object of migration, that this may be
facilitated through, among other things, the Internet, and that these women migrant
workers are more vulnerable to abuse and exploitation,
Acknowledging the economic benefits that accrue to both the country of origin
and the country of destination from the employment of women migrant workers,
Recognizing the importance of joint and collaborative approaches and
strategies at the bilateral, regional, interregional and international levels in
protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of women migrant workers,
Recognizing also the importance of exploring the link between migration and
trafficking,
Encouraged by some measures adopted by some countries of destination to
alleviate the plight of women migrant workers residing in their areas of jurisdiction,
Underlining the important role of relevant United Nations treaty bodies in
monitoring the implementation of human rights conventions and the relevant special
procedures, within their respective mandates, in addressing the problem of violence
against women migrant workers and in protecting and promoting their rights and
welfare,
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Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General; 6
Also takes note of the reports of the Special Rapporteur of the
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Commission on Human Rights on the human rights of migrants 7 and of the Special
Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on violence against women, its
causes and consequences, 8 with regard to violence against women migrant workers,
and encourages the Special Rapporteurs to continue to address the issue of violence
against women migrant workers and their human rights, in particular the problems
of gender-based violence and of discrimination, as well as trafficking in women;
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A/58/161.
E/CN.4/2003/85 and Add.1 and Add.1/Corr.1, Add.2, Add.3 and Add.3/Corr.1 and Add.4.
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E/CN.4/2003/75 and Corr.1 and Add.1, Add.2 and Add.2/Corr.1, Add.3 and Add.4.
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