Migrant domestic workers 2011, para. 21

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Immigration law. Laws regulating the conditions of entry and stay in countries of employment are often a source of specific vulnerabilities for migrant domestic workers. Overly restrictive immigration laws may lead to higher numbers of migrant domestic workers who are non-documented or in an irregular situation, and thus particularly vulnerable to human rights violations. Even for workers with a documented or regular migration status, similar vulnerabilities arise where immigration laws tie their status to the continued sponsorship of specific employers. Consequently, migrant domestic workers may risk deportation if they try to escape an abusive employment relationship or seek legal remedies against their employers.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on Migrant Workers
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CMW General Comment No. 1, Migrant domestic workers (2011), para. 21.
Paragraph number
21