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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.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 72
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- The right to health requires States to ensure access to health facilities, goods and services, especially for vulnerable groups, such as migrant women workers. Health services, information and education should be tailored to the specific needs of women - such as sexual and reproductive health needs, including access to contraception and safe legal abortion - and pay attention to the special vulnerability of low-skilled migrant workers, regardless of immigration status.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
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.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 27
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- Police crackdowns and other interventions associated with criminalization of drug use and possession also result in displacement of drug users from areas serviced by harm-reduction programmes, decreasing their ability to participate in needle and syringe programmes, opioid substitution therapy (OST) and access to outreach workers. Access to emergency assistance in the instance of an overdose also is impeded, and the incidence of overdose may be increased by disrupting access to regular injecting networks and drug suppliers. Those most affected by displacement often are the most marginalized; for instance, the homeless, who cannot necessarily move indoors to use drugs.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 61
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- The 2009 Madrid Recommendation notes that there is "overwhelming evidence" that health-protection measures, including harm-reduction measures, are effective in prisons. The Madrid Recommendation states that treatment programmes for people who use drugs, as well as harm-reduction measures, including needle and syringe programmes, are urgently needed in all prison systems. Drug-dependence treatment is also noted to be "highly effective in reducing crime": treatment and care within prison, or as alternatives to imprisonment, reduce rates of relapse, HIV transmission and reincidence in crime. Effective drug-dependence treatment thus protects not only the individual, but society at large, and combats the negative cycle of recidivism that exposes other detainees to risk. As harm-reduction programmes are cost-effective and relatively easy to operate in closed settings, they should be implemented within places of detention as a matter of urgency.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Occupational health 2012, para. 40
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- The right to health also requires States to address the prevention and reduction of the population's exposure to harmful substances, such as pesticides, and to assess their health impacts on workers. This is particularly important with respect to migrant workers because they may have limited access to health facilities, goods and services, and may lack access to the justice system. Where there is a real and confirmed hazard, the obligation to protect the right to occupational health requires States to prohibit production, sale and use of these substances. Where there is a reasonable potential for risk, States have a duty to take appropriate measures to reduce or prevent exposure, taking into consideration both the likelihood that harm will result and the extent of that harm. This includes requiring that pesticide labels are printed in all relevant languages, and agricultural workers are provided with adequate training and information regarding the use of pesticides.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Environment
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
Occupational health 2012, para. 41
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- Exposure to pesticides has been linked to various acute and chronic toxic illnesses, including a number of cancers. Despite this, in many countries the law does not require pesticide use labels to be printed in languages understood by migrant workers in the jurisdiction. As a result, migrant agricultural workers suffer from high rates of toxic chemical injuries and skin disorders compared to other workers. Moreover, there are strong indications that efforts to regulate the distribution, application and disposure of such pesticides have been ineffective in reducing exposure. Such regulations are deficient in scope and under-enforced in both the developed and the developing world.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2012
Paragraphe
Right to health in conflict situations 2013, para. 42
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- Moreover, displaced persons are particularly vulnerable when their legal status prevents them from accessing health facilities, goods and services and availing themselves of economic opportunities. Many may be forced to work in poor or unsafe working conditions, further exposing them to poor health. Competing demands for access to health care and the underlying determinants of health may lead to rising tensions at the expense of both host and displaced communities. Displaced communities may consequently face discrimination in accessing health facilities, goods and services and underlying determinants.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 33
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- Furthermore, test results are passed on to employers or recruitment agencies without the migrant worker's consent, breaching the requirement of confidentiality and contrary to international recommendations. Additionally, pre- and post-test counselling protocols may not be followed, even when required by law. A right to health approach, however, requires that counselling, voluntary testing and treatment be treated as a health-care continuum. Migrant workers who test positive for HIV may remain in an irregular situation, making them more vulnerable to abuse by employers and less likely to access medical treatment. In cases of pregnancy, women may resort to risky illegal abortion to avoid deportation. Further, compulsory testing stigmatizes those who are deported based on positive test results.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 29
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- Many receiving States require migrant workers to undergo compulsory medical testing for certain conditions such as HIV, tuberculosis and pregnancy as part of their immigration policy. Though quite a few countries have eased HIV-related travel restrictions, compulsory testing for HIV for residence and work, especially for low-skilled migrant workers, continues in over 40 countries. This is despite commitment by States to enact legislation eliminating all forms of discrimination against persons living with HIV and recommendations against compulsory tests for migrant workers.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 71
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- Domestic and sexual violence, lack of redress for rights violations and lower wages than male counterparts reflect gender-based discrimination and aggravate its negative effects in the health-care setting and access to health care faced by migrant workers generally. Furthermore, gendered power imbalances and lack of access to health services, information and redress affects the ability of women, especially sex workers, to negotiate safe sex, which increases their vulnerability to HIV. Sending and receiving States should therefore address the compounded vulnerability of female migrant workers, particularly those with irregular status, in the development and implementation of evidence-based and participatory health policies and strategies.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76c
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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 collection of disaggregated data by age and gender of all migrant workers, to assess their level of health-related knowledge, health needs and occupational injuries and deaths, including suicide, and accordingly inform policies regarding migrant workers. Such information should be protected by adequate data protection measures to ensure privacy and confidentiality of the data;
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 14
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- Accordingly, States should ensure the participation of migrant workers, including irregular migrant workers, in the formulation, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of laws and policies, including in the negotiation of bilateral agreements. As trade unions are considered fundamental in promoting workers rights, including occupational health, regular and irregular migrant workers, should be encouraged to participate in or form unions. Effective participation, especially of irregular workers requires positive measures by States to create an environment in which these groups can participate without fear of sanctions. Access to timely and accurate information is a prerequisite to meaningful participation in health-related decision-making.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 44
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- Health-seeking behaviour can be influenced by a migrant worker's cultural background. Cultural misunderstandings and apprehension of procedures which they are not traditionally and culturally familiar with act as barriers to access. Migrant workers may therefore prefer doctors who practise their native traditional systems of medicines and who better understand their diseases, as opposed to the host State's health-care providers, who are perceived to lack cultural sensitivity to their health problems and sometimes racist and therefore discriminatory.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 59
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- The possibility of arrest, detention and deportation due to immigration status further discourages access to health facilities, goods and services, particularly for transgender sex workers who may face severe discrimination and abuse in their home country. Health needs of migrant sex workers are poorly understood in many countries, resulting in policies that fail to address their needs and vitiate the right to health. For example, possession of a condom as evidence of sex work-related criminality actively deters migrant sex workers from carrying condoms, which results in risky sexual behaviour and exposure to HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- LGBTQI+
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 47
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- Construction work is inherently hazardous because it involves working on scaffolding and unfinished structures and using powerful machinery. Falls have been found to be more common among migrant workers, while hand injuries from power tools and eye injuries from building materials lodging in unprotected eyes are also frequent occurrences. In hot climates, heat stroke, exhaustion, dehydration and heat-related cardiac conditions are of particular concern, especially for those compelled to work excessive hours. In addition, physical abuse by employers, overcrowded and unsanitary accommodation, non-payment of wages, confiscation of passports and contract substitution further increase health risks posed by construction work.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
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;
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 9
- Paragraph text
- The World Health Assembly resolution on the health of migrants recommends that States promote migrant-sensitive health policies, including information and service provision, and to promote equitable access of public health resources.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Right to health in conflict situations 2013, para. 72c
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- [The Special Rapporteur urges States to fulfil their international obligations and, in particular:] To respect, protect and fulfil the right to health of persons fleeing from conflict situations.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 32
- Paragraph text
- 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.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
The right to health and international drug control, compulsory treatment for drug dependence and access to controlled medicines 2010, para. 59
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- States are obliged to respect the right to health by refraining from denying equal access for all persons, including prisoners or detainees, to preventive, curative and palliative health services. Many States have begun to implement harm-reduction programmes within treatment facilities because prior punitive regimes have resulted in the most rapidly increasing rates of HIV incidence in the world. Nevertheless, needle and syringe programmes currently are available only in places of detention in 10 countries, and OST is available in at least one prison in fewer than 40 countries.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 75
- Paragraph text
- For women who carry a pregnancy to term in receiving States, difficulty accessing obstetric, pre- and post-natal and maternal health-care services and information may result in adverse health outcomes for both the woman and child, including premature birth, low birth weight, congenital malformation and perinatal, infant and maternal mortality. In contrast, it has been found that policies promoting social integration of the migrant community reduce unfavourable pregnancy-related outcomes for migrant women. Extending the 14-weeks maternity leave required under the Maternity Protection Convention or the maternity leave granted to nationals to women migrant workers would assist in making pregnancy-related health care and services accessible and in accordance with the right to health.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Right to health in conflict situations 2013, para. 40
- Paragraph text
- The health needs of certain groups are often overlooked in conflict due to limited or suspended services. Older persons are more at risk in conflict due to poor mobility and are less able to travel to health facilities. They may be unable to carry heavy packages of food or containers of water, and often live without family support, which renders them vulnerable to higher levels of malnutrition and disease. Similarly, persons with disabilities, often abandoned by families fleeing conflict, may face greater health and safety risks. Many facilities are unable to provide children with disabilities with the treatment and care suited to their physical developmental needs, hampering their ability to enjoy their right to health.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Personnes concernées
- Children
- Families
- Older persons
- Persons on the move
- Persons with disabilities
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 46
- Paragraph text
- Occupational health is integral to the right to health. States should ensure that occupational health laws and policies address the unique vulnerabilities of migrant workers in dirty, dangerous and degrading (3D) industries and are implemented, monitored and enforced. The vulnerability of migrant workers in 3D jobs may be further intensified in cases of irregular migrant workers, who, due to their legal status are in a weaker position to negotiate their rights with employers. Furthermore, lax enforcement of laws and mechanisms like sponsorship systems in some countries, encourage exploitative practices. Sponsorship ties a migrant's authorization to work with one specific employer, and in some States, sponsorship gives an employer the power to refuse a migrant worker's request to transfer to another employer - such transfer may be sought due to abusive or unsafe working conditions.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 55
- Paragraph text
- Discrimination and prejudice based on gender, ethnicity and socio-economic status intersect, causing chronic stress and making migrant domestic workers a highly vulnerable and marginalized group. Owing to their vulnerability, isolation and dependence, migrant domestic workers experience a range of violations which negate their enjoyment of the right to health and its underlying determinants. Violations include food and sleep deprivation, denial of medical treatment, squalid living conditions, non-payment of wages, excessive work hours (increasing the risk of accidents) and psychological, physical and sexual abuse. Cardiovascular, endocrine, skin, musculoskeletal, and psychological conditions have also been documented among migrant domestic workers, with worst cases resulting in death, including suicide.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 61
- Paragraph text
- Participation of migrant sex workers in the formulation and implementation of health laws, programmes and collection of disaggregated data is required to ensure that health concerns of sex workers are addressed. Measures that provide a confidential and supportive environment for voluntary testing, treatment, referral and counselling, that educate sex workers about sexual and reproductive health rights, including preventing the transmission of HIV, and that tackle the marginalization experienced by sex workers are consistent both with epidemiological evidence and the right to health framework.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 76b
- Paragraph text
- [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;
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 48
- Paragraph text
- 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.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Humanitarian
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe
Right to health and criminalization of same-sex conduct and sexual orientation, sex-work and HIV transmission 2010, para. 45
- Paragraph text
- Sex workers should have the right to legal protection, with regard to various hazards such as violence, general occupational risks and labour exploitation. Judicial decisions have, in some instances, resulted in such protection being directly realized. For instance, a court in The Hague found in favour of a Czech immigrant who had been denied permission to reside in The Netherlands for the purposes of prostitution, concluding that prostitution is considered labour according to domestic law, and that the petitioner was therefore entitled to a permit.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Economic Rights
- Health
- Violence
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2010
Paragraphe
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 36
- Paragraph text
- Detention centres are often overcrowded, lack basic standards of hygiene, nutritious food and water. They have been described as centres of abuse and violence against migrant workers. Long periods of detention and poor living conditions in detention centres facilitate the transmission of communicable diseases and can have a devastating effect on the mental health of migrant workers. Health-care services in some detention centres are reportedly unavailable, difficult to access and of poor quality, which is particularly concerning for migrant workers detained due to health status. Migrant workers living with HIV have faced stigmatization and harassment as a result of lack of confidentiality in detention. Where States persist with immigration detention, they should, at the minimum, provide detainees with adequate living conditions, consensual medical check-ups and make quality and confidential physical and mental health facilities available and accessible in a timely manner.
- Organe
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Type de document
- Special Procedures' report
- Mode d'adoption
- N.A.
- Thèmes
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Personnes concernées
- Persons on the move
- Année
- 2013
Paragraphe