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Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 15
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- Taking note with appreciation of the adoption by the International Labour Conference on 16 June 2011, at its 100th session, of the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) and of the Domestic Workers Recommendation, 2011 (No. 201), and the entry into force of the Convention on 5 September 2013, and inviting States to consider ratifying it, encouraging States parties to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to take note of and consider general recommendation No. 26 (2008) on women migrant workers, adopted by the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in November 2008, and encouraging States parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families to take note of and consider general comment No. 1 on migrant domestic workers, adopted by the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in December 2010, acknowledging that they are complementary and mutually reinforcing,
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Means of adoption
- Consensus
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2017
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Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 3
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- Invites Member States to consider ratifying relevant International Labour Organization conventions, including the Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949 (No. 97), the Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975 (No. 143), the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181) and the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), and to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, as well as all other human rights treaties that contribute to the protection of the rights of women migrant workers, calls upon States parties to comply with their relevant obligations under international law, and encourages Member States to implement the United Nations Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons;
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Means of adoption
- Consensus
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2017
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Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 21
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- Recognizing further the contribution of women migrant workers to the development of their families, inter alia, through the delivery of remittances,
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- Resolution
- Means of adoption
- Consensus
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2017
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Human resources management (1997), para. 083
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- 3. Also requests the Secretary-General to develop a family leave programme for United Nations staff without creating supplementary leave entitlements, and to report thereon to the General Assembly as soon as possible;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (2001), para. 04
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- Reiterating that, despite the existence of an already established body of principles and norms, there is a need to make further efforts to improve the situation and to guarantee respect for the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers and members of their families,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunification (2003), para. 08
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- 3. Calls upon all States to allow, in conformity with international legislation, the free flow of financial remittances by foreign nationals residing in their territory to their relatives in the country of origin;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
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Protection of migrants (2016), para. 39
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- (e) Calls upon States that have not done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 11 as a matter of priority, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to promote and raise awareness of the Convention;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Human resources management (1998), para. 02
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- Having considered the reports of the Secretary-General on a family leave programme, 1 on the implementation of the performance appraisal system, 2 on a system of performance awards or bonuses and on amendments to the Staff Rules, 4
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
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Protection of the human rights of migrants: the global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration (2017), para. 39
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- 6. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as a matter of priority, and requests the Secretary- General to continue his efforts to promote and raise awareness of the Convention;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Rights of the child: the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health (2013), para. 088
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- 43. Calls upon all States to ensure for migrant children, as well as for children of migrant parents, the enjoyment of all human rights of every child within their jurisdiction, without discrimination of any kind, to provide access to health care, social services and education of good quality in accordance with domestic laws consistent with applicable international obligations, and to ensure that migrant children, especially those who are unaccompanied and those who are victims of violence and exploitation, receive special protection and assistance, in accordance with their obligations, as reflected in articles 9 and 10 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Violence against women migrant workers (2018), para. 22
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- Recognizing further the contribution of women migrant workers to the development of their families, inter alia, through the delivery of remittances,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Women
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Violence against women migrant workers (2020), para. 51
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- 9. Encourages Governments to adapt options and pathways for regular migration in a manner that facilitates labour mobility and decent work reflecting demographic and labour market realities, optimizes education opportunities, upholds the right to family life and responds to the needs of migrants in a situation of vulnerability, with a view to expanding and diversifying availabilit y of pathways for safe, orderly and regular migration;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Protection of migrants (2009), para. 23
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- 3. Calls upon States that have not done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 9 1H as a matter of priority, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to raise awareness of and promote the Convention;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Towards a New International Economic Order (2013), para. 12
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- Concerned also, in this regard, that, in spite of some progress achieved in particular regions, some 200 million people globally are still unemployed and a further 900 million workers live with their families below the two-dollar-a-day poverty line,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Families
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Preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family (2013), para. 05
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Noting also the importance of designing, implementing and monitoring family-oriented policies, especially in the areas of poverty eradication, full employment and decent work, work-family balance, social integration and intergenerational solidarity,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Families
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Protection of migrants (2013), para. 38
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- (d) Calls upon States that have not done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 10 as a matter of priority, and requests the Secretary-General to continue his efforts to promote and raise awareness of the Convention;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (2003), para. 14
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- 4. Requests the Secretary-General to make all necessary provisions for the timely establishment of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families referred to in article 72 of the Convention, as soon as the Convention enters into force, and calls upon States parties to submit their first periodic reports in due time;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family (2014), para. 07
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- Recognizing also that family policies are most effective when targeting the family unit and its dynamic as a whole, including taking into consideration the needs of its members, and noting that family-oriented policies aim in particular at strengthening, and should be designed to enhance, a household’s capacity to escape poverty, ensure financial independence and support work-family balance to help manage family functions and foster child development,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
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Preparations for and observance of the twentieth anniversary of the International Year of the Family (2014), para. 05
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Noting also the importance of designing, implementing and monitoring family- oriented policies, especially in the areas of poverty eradication, full employment and decent work, work-family balance, social integration and intergenerational solidarity,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Families
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Global efforts for the total elimination of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance and the comprehensive implementation of and follow-up to the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (2010), para. 20
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- 7. Calls upon those States that have not yet done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the instruments enumerated in paragraph 78 of the Durban Programme of Action, including the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families of 1990; 3F 4
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (2019), para. 232
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- (c) Develop national short-, medium- and long-term policy goals regarding the inclusion of migrants in societies, including on labour market integration, family reunification, education, non-discrimination and health, including by fostering partnerships with relevant stakeholders;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Agriculture development and food security (2013), para. 38
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- Paragraph text
- 16. Calls for closing the gender gap in access to productive resources in agriculture, noting with concern that the gender gap persists for many assets, inputs and services, and stresses the need to invest in and strengthen efforts to meet the basic needs of rural women, including needs relating to their food and nutritional security and that of their families, and to promote adequate standards of living for them as well as decent conditions for work and access to local, regional and global markets;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Food & Nutrition
- Gender
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Women
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (2005), para. 13
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- 4. Requests the Secretary-General to continue to provide all the necessary facilities and assistance for the effective functioning of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, making efficient use of available resources;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (2003), para. 06
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- Deeply concerned at the grave situation of vulnerability of migrant workers and members of their families,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (2002), para. 04
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- Reiterating that, despite the existence of an already established body of principles and norms, there is a need to make further efforts to improve the situation and to guarantee respect for the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers and members of their families,
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Human rights of migrants (2010), para. 16
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- 3. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to consider signing and ratifying or acceding to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as a matter of priority, and requests the Secretary- General to continue his efforts to promote and raise awareness of the Convention;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Protection of migrants (2020), para. 42
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- (f) Takes note of the reports of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on its twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth sessions 26 and its twenty-ninth and thirtieth sessions;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Respect for the right to universal freedom of travel and the vital importance of family reunification (1997), para. 08
- Original document
- Paragraph text
- 3. Calls upon all States to allow, in conformity with international legislation, the free flow of financial remittances by foreign nationals residing in their territory to their relatives in the country of origin;
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
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Elimination of all forms of violence against women, including crimes identified in the outcome document of the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly, entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century” (2003), para. 05
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- Reaffirming the obligations of all States to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, as enunciated in the Charter, and reaffirming also the obligations of States parties under international human rights instruments, in particular the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 9 the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 9 the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 10 the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 11 the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 12 the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment 13 and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 14
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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Protection of migrants (2009), para. 25
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- Paragraph text
- 5. Takes note of the report of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families on its seventh and eighth sessions; 13F 14
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
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