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Title | Date added | Template | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Document type | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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Violence against women migrant workers 2000, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Reaffirming the outcomes of the World Conference on Human Rights, the International Conference on Population and Development, the World Summit for Social Development and the Fourth World Conference on Women, specifically as they pertain to women migrant workers, | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2000 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2005, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Noting the tendency of many migrant women to be employed in the informal economy and in less skilled work compared with that of men, which puts those women at greater risk of abuse and exploitation, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2005 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2004, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites the States concerned, specifically countries of origin and destination, to consider adopting appropriate legal measures against intermediaries who deliberately encourage the clandestine movement of workers and who exploit women migrant workers in violation of their human dignity; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2004 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2002, para. 4 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites the States concerned, specifically countries of origin and destination, to consider adopting appropriate legal measures against intermediaries who deliberately encourage the clandestine movement of workers and who exploit women migrant workers in violation of their human dignity; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2002, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizing the need for accurate, objective, comprehensive and comparable information, as well as for a wide and systematic exchange of experiences and lessons learned by individual countries in protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of women migrant workers for policy formulation and joint action, | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2000, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites the States concerned, specifically countries of origin and destination, to consider adopting appropriate legal measures against intermediaries who deliberately encourage the clandestine movement of workers and who exploit women migrant workers in violation of their human dignity; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2000 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2000, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizing the need for accurate, objective, comprehensive and comparable information, as well as for a wide and systematic exchange of experiences and lessons learned by individual countries in protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of women migrant workers for policy formulation and joint action, | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2000 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1998, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Emphasizing the need for accurate, objective and comprehensive information, as well as for a wide exchange of experiences and lessons learned by individual countries in protecting and promoting the rights and welfare of women migrant workers for policy formulation and joint action, | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 1998 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1996, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Taking note with concern of the report of the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery of the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities on its twentieth session (E/CN.4/Sub.2/1995/28 and Add.1), in particular its observations with respect to the treatment of migrant workers, | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 1996 | ||
The human rights of migrants 2011, para. 9 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses that migrants have the right, without any discrimination, to just and favourable conditions of work and should have the appropriate means to pursue that right, including through the protection of the rights to peaceful assembly and to freedom of association; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
The human rights of migrants 2011, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Stresses the obligation of States to protect the human rights of migrants, regardless of their legal status, and also to take into account the principles and standards set forth in relevant international instruments that protect labour-related human rights; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2011 | ||
Protection of migrants 2002, para. 5 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Requests all States, in conformity with national legislation, firmly to prosecute cases of violation of labour law with regard to the conditions of work of migrant workers, including those related to, inter alia, their remuneration and the conditions of health and safety at work; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1997, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages Member States 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 well as the Slavery Convention of 1926; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1997 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1996, para. 11 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Invites the regional commissions and the regional offices of the International Labour Organization to examine ways and means, within their mandates, of dealing with concerns pertaining to women migrant workers; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1996 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1996, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages Member States 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 well as the Slavery Convention of 1926; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1996 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1995, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages Member States 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 well as the Slavery Convention of 1926; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 1995 | ||
ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1d | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [1. A State Party to the present Convention may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the present Convention. Communications under this article may be received and considered only if submitted by a State Party that has made a declaration recognizing in regard to itself the competence of the Committee. No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State Party which has not made such a declaration. Communications received under this article shall be dealt with in accordance with the following procedure:] (d) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (c) of the present paragraph, the Committee shall make available its good offices to the States Parties concerned with a view to a friendly solution of the matter on the basis of the respect for the obligations set forth in the present Convention; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
ICMW - International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 1990, para. 1b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [1. A State Party to the present Convention may at any time declare under this article that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications to the effect that a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under the present Convention. Communications under this article may be received and considered only if submitted by a State Party that has made a declaration recognizing in regard to itself the competence of the Committee. No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State Party which has not made such a declaration. Communications received under this article shall be dealt with in accordance with the following procedure:] (b) If the matter is not adjusted to the satisfaction of both States Parties concerned within six months after the receipt by the receiving State of the initial communication, either State shall have the right to refer the matter to the Committee, by notice given to the Committee and to the other State; | United Nations General Assembly | International treaty |
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| 1990 | ||
Protection of migrants 2017, para. 5e | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | [Emphasizes the importance of protecting persons in vulnerable situations, and in this regard:] Calls upon States that have not already done so to provide for the protection of the human rights of women migrant workers, to promote fair labour conditions and to ensure that all women, including care workers, are legally protected against violence and exploitation; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Protection of migrants 2017, para. 14 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that women represent almost half of all international migrants, and in this regard recognizing also that women migrant workers are important contributors to social and economic development in countries of origin and destination, and underlining the value and dignity of their labour, including the labour of domestic workers, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages Governments to seek to address the push and pull factors surrounding women’s irregular migration, including the need to resolve care deficits in labour-importing countries and to regulate, formalize, professionalize and protect the terms and conditions of employment in care work, in line with national law and applicable obligations under international law; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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; | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 24 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recognizing that one of the key causes of the labour exploitation suffered by migrants, including women migrant workers, is linked to the unscrupulous practices of some recruitment agencies and informal brokers that charge high recruitment fees, and noting with concern the reports of abuse committed by some recruitment agencies and employers, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 8 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging also the need to protect the labour rights of and promote a safe environment for migrant workers and migrants in informal employment, including women migrant workers in all sectors, and to facilitate opportunities for safe, orderly and regular migration, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2017, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Acknowledging the role of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), including in supporting national efforts, to increase women’s access to economic opportunities, including for women migrant workers, and to end violence against them, in the light of the UN-Women strategic plan, 2018–2021, | United Nations General Assembly | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents and human rights 2017, para. 3 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Recalling the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Optional Protocol thereto on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 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 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention against Discrimination in Education, the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the Protocol thereto, and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization, | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2017 | ||
Promotion of the right of migrants to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health 2014, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | 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; | United Nations Human Rights Council | Resolution |
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| 2014 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2004, para. 7 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States 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 United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its two additional protocols, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, especially Women and Children, as well as the Slavery Convention of 1926; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2004 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 2002, para. 6 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Encourages States 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 United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its two additional protocols, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air and the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, as well as the Slavery Convention of 1926; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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| 2002 | ||
Violence against women migrant workers 1995, para. 12 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Calls upon relevant specialized agencies of the United Nations system, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations concerned, in cooperation with both the sending and the host countries, to conduct seminars and training programmes on human rights instruments, particularly those pertaining to migrant workers; | United Nations Commission on Human Rights | Resolution |
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