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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 54
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- Women make up a significant proportion of the estimated 52.6 million migrant domestic workers worldwide. Domestic work provides economic and social independence for migrant women, accounting for 7.5 per cent of women's wage employment globally. It is, however, largely undervalued and confined to the hidden informal economy of the home, reinforcing gender disparities in accessing underlying determinants of health, including decent work conditions.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 70
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- States should undertake a gender analysis to identify and address health vulnerabilities of female migrant workers resulting from different biological and sociocultural factors that influence their health. Women comprise a significant percentage of migrant workers but often face greater health vulnerabilities due to gender inequalities. Poverty, family responsibilities and barriers to education and information make women more vulnerable before departing; while violence against women is pervasive during transit in some regions. Systematic exploitation and abuse within informal industries dominated by migrant women, such as domestic work and sex work, stems from and reinforces women's vulnerability during the migration process.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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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.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 75
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- 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.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Migrant worker’s right to health 2013, para. 73
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- Some States deport women migrant workers who are found to be pregnant during compulsory medical testing. The women concerned may also be exposed to greater vulnerability in both sending and receiving States because of the stigma attached to pregnancy outside of marriage in many societies. The practice of forced contraceptive injections have been reported during pre-departure in some sending States. Such practices encroach upon rights to privacy, informed consent, confidentiality, dignity and non-discrimination and act as an impediment to seeking assistance from police or health systems.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Persons on the move
- Women
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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