Comments by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) on the Report of the Secretary-General to the 60th Session of the UN General Assembly on agenda item 54 (c): International Migration and Development
- Document number
- 1246
- Date
- 2006
- Title
- Comments by the Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) on the Report of the Secretary-General to the 60th Session of the UN General Assembly on agenda item 54 (c): International Migration and Development
- Author/publisher
- Global Alliance Against Traffick in Women (GAATW)
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- Guidelines/Recommendations, Meeting Documentation/Conference Reports,
- Summary
- This comment responds to the Segment 1 discussion in the High Level Dialogue on: “respect for human rights, including non-discrimination, and integration of the migrant worker in the host society.” 2. This comment specifically addresses paragraphs 277-282 of the Secretary-General’s Report under the section heading: “VII. Combating Trafficking in Persons”. Points 13 and 14 of GAATW's comments read: 13. The Secretary-Generals comments should emphasize that anti-trafficking initiatives should not adversely affect the rights of migrant workers. 14. GAATW members have noted that in the name of anti-trafficking governments frequently violate the rights of legal migrant workers, particularly those from already-marginalized groups. For example, in Nepal unaccompanied women and children seeking to cross the border are turned back to “prevent trafficking”. Further, in both developed and developing countries, “rescue operations” in brothels are resulting in the arrest and deportation of women who have freely migrated to work in legal brothels.2 These violations are examples of discrimination on the basis of gender, class and type of work, and against migrants generally.
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