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Right to health of adolescents 2016, para. 82
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- The vulnerability of the growing number of adolescents in refugee camps or seeking asylum is worrying. States are reminded of their broad international obligations to protect refugees and ensure necessary assistance in the enjoyment of their rights, including the right to optimum mental health and well-being.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76m
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Prevent the detention and deportation of irregular migrant workers and instead regularize their stay on objective criteria, in order to protect them from exploitation and ensure their full enjoyment of the right to health;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 54
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- Women make up a significant proportion of the estimated 52.6 million migrant domestic workers worldwide. Domestic work provides economic and social independence for migrant women, accounting for 7.5 per cent of women's wage employment globally. It is, however, largely undervalued and confined to the hidden informal economy of the home, reinforcing gender disparities in accessing underlying determinants of health, including decent work conditions.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 63
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- Migration is a stressful experience due to dramatic changes to an individual's cultural, environmental and social landscape. Its impact on mental health will vary between individuals, due to differences in personal experiences and characteristics, such as age, gender, medical history, cultural background and agency in the migration process.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76i
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Ensure access to mental-health facilities, goods and services, including social support groups and family reunification programmes, for all migrant workers - including irregular and returnee migrant workers;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 52
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- Even when workers' compensation and health insurance are available, irregular migrant farm workers have been found to be less aware of their rights, and therefore less likely to make a claim and seek medical attention. This indicates the need for both sending and receiving States to provide accessible and comprehensible information about rights to health care, insurance and workers compensation for migrant farm workers.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 69
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- For returnee migrant workers, the lack of psychosocial services may result in mental health issues being severely ignored. Where it is recognized that migrant workers in particular sectors or countries are exploited and abused, sending States should implement measures to effectively address their mental health concerns. Such policies should be developed, implemented and monitored in consultation with returned migrant workers.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76k
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Ensure protection of migrant workers, especially those in dangerous industries, from abuse and exploitation by employers by providing accessible redress mechanisms and compensation in cases of violation;
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76j
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Extend existing domestic labour laws, occupational health and safety laws, social insurance schemes and other protections to all categories of migrant workers, including domestic workers, sex workers and irregular migrant workers;
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 19
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- The full realization of the right to health is closely dependent on the State's obligation to ensure availability and accessibility of meaningful information to support decision-making in respect of migration. Providing information to potential migrant workers, particularly about their rights, is also necessary for empowering them against possible abuse and exploitation by actors involved in the migration process.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 24
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- As an essential aspect of protecting the right to health of migrant workers, States should ensure monitoring and accountability of recruitment agencies. States may monitor recruitment agencies through legislation, providing for mandatory licensing requirements, regular reporting and independent monitoring and inspections. Monitoring is also necessary to prevent illegal recruitment agencies from entering the market and exploiting migrant workers.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 34
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- Receiving States frequently use the public health rationale to detain and deport migrant workers with specific health statuses, such as HIV, Hepatitis C or Hepatitis B. In linking immigration policies with health status, the right to health requirements of confidentiality, counselling and referral are overlooked.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76
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- The right to health approach to migrant workers fills gaps in existing frameworks that protect migrant workers and their families and bolsters protections contained therein. It provides necessary safeguards to migrant workers by recognizing that migrant workers and nationals of a specific State have equal rights which must not be limited. [...]
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Occupational health 2012, para. 39
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- International migrant workers are especially vulnerable for two reasons: they may be undocumented and thus open to exploitation by employers; or they may be documented, but lack protection under the law equal to that of nationals. This situation is exacerbated by structural and institutional racism, as well as social, cultural and linguistic barriers that prevent migrant workers from knowing, demanding and enforcing the limited legal rights that they possess.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2012
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76e
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Regulate recruitment agencies through laws which discourage illegal recruitment and provide for rigorous monitoring and accountability mechanisms;
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 28
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- Immigration policies, such as compulsory medical testing, detention and deportation, especially when contained in bilateral arrangements between States, require the involvement of sending and receiving States in enforcing them. Such immigration policies, including those contained in bilateral agreements, should be in conformity with States' (both sending and receiving) obligation to respect, protect and fulfil the right to health of migrant workers.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76f
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Protect migrant workers from abuse by recruitment agencies and employers by ensuring employment contracts are in accordance with the right to health and are enforceable;
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 18
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- Sending and receiving States should also ensure legal redress through quasi-judicial or judicial mechanisms to enable migrant workers to enforce their rights against State and non-State actors. States should also provide for appropriate relief, by way of compensation, restitution or non-repetition, for violations of the right to health. Such relief should also include temporary measures such as shelters for abused domestic workers.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76d
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Provide potential migrant workers with information about their rights, particularly the right to health, as well as about recruitment agencies, employers and States, recourse for redress and protection from abuse;
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 8
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- The International Labour Organization (ILO), through various conventions and recommendations places obligations on States and certain duties to recruitment agencies, requiring them to take steps to prevent abuse and exploitation of migrant workers. It focuses on occupational health and safety of migrant workers and recommends measures to promote reunification of families, which can have a positive effect on mental health as it provides social support to migrant workers.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 26
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- Some States prohibit agencies from recruiting workers or a class of workers, such as domestic workers, to countries or employers who habitually deprive migrants of adequate rest, nutritious food, medical care and sleep. However, as this may result in migrant workers seeking riskier routes to foreign employment, sending States should ensure that bilateral agreements with receiving States provide for strong protections and enforcement mechanisms against abuse and exploitation.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 41
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- Policies linking access to health systems with immigration control discriminate against irregular migrants. In some countries, health-care providers are required, under threat of criminal sanction, to report irregular migrants to immigration authorities, which may lead to detention and deportation. As a result, instead of seeking formal channels of care, irregular migrant workers resort to unsafe and illegal options. This renders them vulnerable to abuse, exploitation and increased health risks.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 48
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- The provision of on-site training and protective equipment is necessary for the enjoyment of the right to a healthy working environment. Migrant construction workers often enter construction sites without appropriate training or sufficient protective equipment, for example safety ropes when working from heights. Further, instruction or training may not be provided in a language understandable to migrant workers, which may lead to greater occupational injuries and death among migrant workers.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 32
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- In some cases, even where prohibited under the laws of the sending States, outbound migrant workers may be subjected to compulsory testing because the receiving State may require it before granting work permits to migrant workers. Policies of receiving States that require compulsory tests for exclusively incoming migrant workers may be additionally discriminatory if similarly situated foreign nationals such as tourists or even diplomats may not be required to undergo compulsory testing.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76b
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Establish labour corridors through enforceable bilateral agreements, in accordance with the right to health framework, which clearly define the rights of migrant workers, obligations of recruitment agencies, employers and States, and remedies, including compensation for violations, in line with the right to health;
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 7
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- Rights of migrant workers are explicitly recognized under a number of international law instruments. The 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families details the rights of migrant workers and their families throughout the entire migration process, tailoring the obligation of States according to the stage of migration, including departure from and return to sending States, and transit and employment in receiving States.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 14, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 27
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- States should ensure that migrant workers have access to legal remedies, including compensation, in cases where recruitment agencies have contributed to the violation of rights or have not complied with requirements under national law or policy.
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76n
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Encourage the establishment of migrant workers associations and trade unions to ensure effective representation and participation of migrant workers, including irregular and returnee migrant workers, in the formulation, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of laws and policies, including outreach and referral programmes, pre-departure sessions and social support groups.
- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76h
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Delink access to health facilities, goods and services from the legal status of migrant workers and ensure that preventative, curative and emergency health facilities, goods and services are available and accessible to all migrant workers, including irregular migrant workers, in a non-discriminatory manner. States should endeavour to prevent treatment interruption for migrant workers and remove barriers to accessing health care, such as those that are linguistic, cultural, administrative and employment-related;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76l
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- [The Special Rapporteur recommends that sending and receiving States take the following steps in order to realize the right to health of migrant workers:] Prevent the detention and deportation of migrant workers based on their health status and ensure the provision of care and treatment to such migrant workers at the first instance. At minimum, States should ensure that migrant workers are not deported without referral for treatment or to States where the required treatment is not available and accessible;
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- 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
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2013
- Date modified
- Feb 13, 2020
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