Women migrant workers 2008, para. 26d

Párrafo
Paragraph text
[States parties in countries where migrant women work should take all appropriate measures to ensure non-discrimination and the equal rights of women migrant workers, including in their own communities. Measures that may be required include, but are not limited to, the following:] Legal protection for the freedom of movement: States parties should ensure that employers and recruiters do not confiscate or destroy travel or identity documents belonging to women migrants. States parties should also take steps to end the forced seclusion or locking in the homes of women migrant workers, especially those working in domestic service. Police officers should be trained to protect the rights of women migrant workers from such abuses (article 2 (e));
Condicón jurídica
Non-negotiated soft law
Organismo
Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
Tipo de documento
General Comment / Recommendation
Medio de adopción
N.A.
Temas
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Movement
Personas afectadas
  • Persons on the move
  • Women
Año
2008
Tipo de párrafo
Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
CEDAW General Recommendation No. 26, Women migrant workers (2008), para. 26d.
Paragraph info
Conclusion / Recommendation
Paragraph number
26d