6.
Urges the Secretary-General to implement the mandates set out in
General Assembly resolution 49/163 of 20 December 1994.
Resolution 40/6.
Violence against women migrant workers*
The Commission on the Status of Women,
Bearing in mind the Charter of the United Nations, which reaffirms faith in
human rights and fundamental freedoms, in the dignity and worth of the human
person, and in the equal rights of women and men,
Reaffirming the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights 35/ and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, 36/
Recalling General Assembly resolutions 47/96 of 16 December 1992, 48/110 of
20 December 1993, 49/165 of 23 December 1994 and 50/168 of 22 December 1995 and
Commission on the Status of Women resolutions 38/7 of 18 March 1994 37/ and
39/7 of 31 March 1995, 38/ as well as the Declaration on the Elimination of
Violence against Women adopted by the General Assembly at its forty-eighth
session, 39/ and general recommendation 19 on violence against women of the
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,
Welcoming the conclusions and recommendations made by recent international
conferences, including the World Conference on Human Rights held in Vienna in
June 1993, the International Conference on Population and Development held in
Cairo in September 1994, the World Summit for Social Development held in
Copenhagen in March 1995 and the Fourth World Conference on Women held in
Beijing in September 1995, on the promotion and protection of the rights and
fundamental freedoms of women, including women migrant workers,
Noting the large numbers of women from developing countries and from 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,
Recognizing that it is the duty of sending countries to protect and promote
the interests of their citizens who seek or receive employment in other
countries, to provide them with appropriate training/education and to apprise
them of their rights and obligations in the countries of employment,
Aware of the moral obligation of receiving or host countries to ensure the
human rights and fundamental freedoms of all persons within their boundaries,
*
For the discussion, see chap. II, para. 51-53.
35/
General Assembly resolution 217 A (III).
36/
General Assembly resolution 34/180.
37/ Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1994, Supplement
No. 7 (E/1994/27), chap. I, sect. C.
38/
Ibid., 1995, Supplement No. 6 (E/1995/26), chap. I, sect. C.
39/
General Assembly resolution 48/104.
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