Violence against women migrant workers 1994, para. 5
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Noting the large numbers of women from developing countries and from some 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 situations in their home countries, while acknowledging the primary duty of States to work for conditions that provide employment to their citizens,
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations General Assembly
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Movement
Poverty
Person(s) affected
Persons on the move
Women
Year
1994
Paragraph type
PP
Reference
UNGA resolution, Violence against women migrant workers (1994), A/RES/49/165, PP 5.