[The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Abolish discriminatory immigration policies that require mandatory testing for health conditions, such as HIV and pregnancy, which are not based on clearly established scientific evidence and violate the right to health;
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Year
2013
Paragraph type
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Health, Report to the HRC (2013), A/HRC/23/41, para. 76g.