A/RES/74/127
Violence against women migrant workers
2019 (No. 190), encouraging States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of
All Forms of Discrimination against Women to take note of and consider general
recommendation No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers, adopted by the
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in November 2008, 19
and encouraging States parties to the International Convention on the Protection of
the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 20 to take note of
and consider general comment No. 1 on migrant domestic workers, adopted by the
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of
Their Families in December 2010, 21 acknowledging that they are complementary and
mutually reinforcing,
Recognizing the urgency of combating trafficking in persons in all its forms,
including for the purposes of forced or compulsory labour, particularly of women
migrant workers, and in this regard taking note of the adoption by the International
Labour Conference on 11 June 2014, at its 103rd session, of the Protocol to the Forced
Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), and of Recommendation No. 203 on supplementary
measures for the effective suppression of forced labour, of the International Labour
Organization,
Recognizing also the increasing participation of women of all skill levels in
international migration, driven in large part by socioeconomic factors, and that this
feminization of migration requires greater gender sensitivity in all policies and efforts
related to the subject of international migration,
Recognizing further that the demand for migrant care work appears to be rising,
where the failure to resolve care deficits and secure public provision of care has
increased the demand for care work, particularly in the private sphere, and that some
migrant workers engaged in informal care work, particularly women, face serious
human rights abuses owing to the invisible nature of their workplace, while many
benefit from the economic opportunities offered by care work,
Recognizing the roles and responsibilities of and need for cooperatio n among
all stakeholders, in particular countries of origin, transit and destination, relevant
regional and international organizations, workers’ and employers’ organizations, the
private sector and civil society, in promoting an environment that prevents and
addresses violence against women migrant workers, including in the context of
discrimination, through targeted measures, and in this regard recognizing the
importance of joint and collaborative approaches and strategies at the national,
bilateral, regional and international levels,
Recognizing also that the positive contribution of women migrant workers has
the potential to foster inclusive growth and sustainable development in countries of
origin, transit and destination, underlining the value and di gnity of their labour, in all
sectors, including in care and domestic work, and encouraging efforts to improve
public perceptions of migrants and migration,
Recognizing further the contribution of women migrant workers to the
development of their families, inter alia, through the delivery of remittances,
Recognizing the particular vulnerability and needs of women and their children
at all stages of the migration process, extending from the moment of deciding to
migrate, and including transit, engagement in formal and informal employment and
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