Migration and the right to adequate housing 2010, para. 43
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In Malaysia, migrant workers are sometimes accommodated by their employers in blocks of 10 metal containers hosting up to 8 people each. Potable water, air systems, electricity and sewerage are often scarce. In Singapore, migrant workers have been found living fenced up in windowless rooms holding up to 30 workers.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Movement
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2010
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Housing, Report to the UNGA (2010), A/65/261, para. 43.