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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 81
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- Migration is here to stay. The inclusion of migration in the Sustainable Development Goals demonstrated the importance of migration today and the commitment of States to addressing it. The unprecedented number of undocumented cross-border movements has resulted in increased deaths, violence and suffering at borders and at every stage of the migratory process over the past few years. Such events have clearly shown that the status quo in the approaches of States to border control and migration is not sustainable if the objective is to reduce suffering and deaths. They have also underlined the increasing importance of migration. In the high-level plenary meeting on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants and its outcome document, the New York Declaration, migration was firmly established as a priority issue within the United Nations system, and the need of States to commit to the protection of the human rights of migrants and improved global migration governance was acknowledged.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 83
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- The Special Rapporteur considers the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration, which is to be presented for adoption in 2018, as the beginning of a long-term, 15-year agenda, complementary to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and aimed primarily at implementing targets 10.7 and 8.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals. The objective is to provide States with short-, medium- and long-term achievable goals and targets aimed at facilitating migration and mobility and protecting the human and labour rights of migrants, as requested in the 2030 Agenda.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 84
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- The long-term strategy would start in 2020, which could be designated as the “International year for safe, orderly and regular migration for all”. The strategy could be called the “2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility”. The Special Rapporteur recommends the adoption of eight practical and achievable goals, with appropriate targets and indicators, as his contribution to the 2035 agenda. He acknowledges that these goals and targets could be further refined and must be developed in full recognition of the challenges that States are facing in their endeavour to establish a global framework for rights-based global migration governance.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 85
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- The Special Rapporteur recommends a consultative process led by the United Nations to further develop goals and targets. Such a process would include the participation of experts, the business community, civil society organizations and migrants themselves. It would build upon the principles and guidelines, supported by practical guidance, on the human rights protection of migrants in vulnerable situations within large and/or mixed movements developed by the Global Migration Group. The guidance could form an important starting point for the development of goals and targets, given that it is derived from existing obligations under international law and is aimed at assisting States and other stakeholders with regard to the refinement, strengthening, implementation and monitoring of measures to protect migrants in vulnerable situations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 86
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- The Special Rapporteur proposes that States also develop inclusive processes so as to allow for national consultations that foster better understanding of and adaptation to each goal, target and indicator, according to national contexts, taking into account and carrying the voice of migrants in particular.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The human rights of migrants on a 2035 agenda for facilitating human mobility 2017, para. 82
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- The global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration offers an opportunity for better migration governance that enables States to develop clear, long-term and evidence-based migration policies ensuring full protection of the human rights of all migrants.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2017
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92i
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States ensure that trade agreements include provisions for migrants to directly access public courts and tribunals, including by ensuring the availability of translation and legal resources for migrants to file individual or collective complaints where their rights have been violated as a result of a trade agreement; and monitor access to labour-related administrative services, tribunals and courts to ensure that migrants do not face obstacles in accessing effective relief for violations of their rights;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93b
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Explore, jointly with migrants, migrants' associations and trade unions, opportunities to increase the level of public involvement in the negotiation and drafting of trade agreements, which would include disseminating information during trade negotiations and introducing a range of participatory mechanisms that would enable migrants to submit queries, comment on or take part in the negotiation and drafting of all relevant investment and trade agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93c
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] When entering into trade agreements, undertake comprehensive ex ante and ex post human rights impact assessments that consider the rights of migrants through direct consultations with migrants, migrants' associations and trade unions, and, on the basis of these assessments, include relevant general exception clauses and other compensatory, adjustment, grievance and remedial mechanisms - which may include minimum wage provisions, welfare funds to support migrant workers, strengthened consular support, voluntary insurance schemes for migrants and other housing or transitional assistance - and termination clauses, among other measures;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93a
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] When negotiating trade agreements, seek technical support from United Nations organizations and specialized agencies, notably OHCHR, ILO, WTO and UNCTAD, to help ensure that the relevant provisions in such agreements respect, promote and fulfil international human rights standards;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92k
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States, civil society, migrants' associations and trade unions invest in the targeted collection of data to increase understanding of the impact of trade agreements on the human and labour rights of migrants and ensure the information is publicly available; and conduct studies that include data disaggregated by gender, age, race and national origin, among other categories, on recruitment and the irregular, informal and low-skill sectors;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 91
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- The Special Rapporteur realizes that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to today's global challenges but he hopes that shedding light on this important area and offering recommendations will serve as point of departure for further exploring the issues and identifying practical solutions. It is only if we take active measures to merge human rights and trade considerations that we will mitigate the inherent power imbalances in the global economy and the asymmetrical emphasis on economic efficiency and short-term gains to the detriment of migrant labour. Facilitated and well-regulated mobility that is supported by comprehensive and robust institutional frameworks is necessary to ensure inclusion and equity in the enjoyment of the benefits of trade.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92a
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States ratify the core international human rights treaties, particularly those that recognize the rights of migrant workers, such as the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the ILO fundamental conventions, the ILO migrant workers conventions (the Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97), and the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143)), other ILO conventions (particularly, the Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81), the Contracts of Employment (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1947 (No. 86), and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)), all other conventions that may offer protections for migrant workers, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, and the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Ethnic minorities
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123j
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- [The global compact should:] Ensure that the detention of migrants is always a measure of last resort, permissible only when reasonable, necessary and proportionate, decided on a case-by-case basis, and enforced for the shortest possible period of time; develop rights-based alternatives to detention for most cases; and ensure that migrant children and families with children are never, ever, detained for reasons relating to their administrative immigration status.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92m
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States explore other programmes to engage the private sector and include in trade terms a commitment to, among other things migrant outreach, legal expertise to strengthen labour laws, assistance to trade unions, training courses for labour inspectors and pre-departure recruitment and orientation services, and, in order to ensure the sustainability of these initiatives, include in trade agreements provisions for the financial and other resources necessary to administer them.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123e
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- [The global compact should:] Support the strategies of States, through fact-based analysis and long-term strategic thinking, to counter the conceptualizations of migration that underpin toxic public debates and counterproductive and ineffective security policies and needlessly result in the stigmatization, marginalization and criminalization of migrants, and integrate such analysis in developing means of public communication and elements of education curriculum in favour of migration, mobility and diversity;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92b
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States immediately begin to include explicit references to international human rights and labour instruments in all new and renegotiated trade agreements;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92c
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States ensure that trade and mobility agreements do not erode existing social and mobility protections granted through commitments in other agreements;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 121
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- The events in the Andaman Sea, the Asia-Pacific region, Central America, the Mediterranean Sea and the Middle East, as well as the mirroring of such suffering at each stage of the migratory process over the past three few years, have clearly shown that the status quo in approaches of States to border control, asylum and migration is not sustainable if the objective is to reduce suffering and deaths.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 122
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- The commitments of States to regional and international human rights systems and other normative standards clearly show that they have the potential to collectively initiate and develop a global leadership role on the issue of migration policies and practices, a role which remains vacant at present.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93g
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Include provisions for labour mobility in multilateral and regional trade agreements, rather than in informal bilateral labour mobility commitments, with full and explicit respect for migrants' rights;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92g
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States protect the rights of migrant workers to unionize and engage with trade unions and migrants' associations in the development of institutional frameworks relating to trade;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93h
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Ensure that dispute settlement mechanisms included in all new and renegotiated trade agreements do not contravene States' abilities to protect migrants' rights;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93i
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Require annual reporting on the impact of their trade and investment agreements on human rights in each country and make the information publicly available.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123b
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- [The global compact should:] Outline clear short-, medium- and long-term goals that articulate a shared vision for the global compact on how to facilitate migration and mobility, as requested in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Such goals must be developed in full recognition of the push and pull factors of irregular migration and responsibilities of States for managing and mitigating them;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92f
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States adopt an all-of-government approach to migration and ensure that national human rights institutions and ombudspersons are trained and mandated to report on violations of migrants' rights;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93e
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Ensure that child-specific considerations are adequately integrated into the development of such human rights impact assessments so that the impact of trade agreements on the human rights of migrant children are identified and effectively mitigated;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 93f
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- [To address the structural impact of international trade on the human rights of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States:] Involve representatives of migrants in the negotiating process for all bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, including representatives of vulnerable groups, when human rights impact assessments have identified potential issues relating to migrants;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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Developing the Global Compact on Migration 2016, para. 123a
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- [The global compact should:] Recognize the need for a stronger human rights-based normative and institutional framework for migration at the United Nations, which will, in turn, have a positive effect on informal migration governance outside of the United Nations;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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The impact of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements on the human rights of migrants 2016, para. 92l
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- [To address the direct impact of international trade on the human right of migrants, the Special Rapporteur recommends that:] States collaborate towards the development of multi-stakeholder action plans that engage employers, trade unions, migrants' associations and other members of civil society in the promotion of decent work and share best practices;
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2016
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