Guide on Ratification of the International Convention of the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of thei Families (ICRMW)
- Document number
- 2181
- Date
- 2009
- Title
- Guide on Ratification of the International Convention of the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of thei Families (ICRMW)
- Author/publisher
- The International Steering Committee for the Campaign for Ratification of the Migrants Rights Convention
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations, Training Material/Resources,
- Keywords
- Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour; Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures,
- Summary
- The Steering Committee is a network among international and regional civil society organisations and concerned intergovernmental organisations committed to promote respect for migrants' human rights and dignity. Its purposes are:
• To advocate for the universal ratification of the 1990 UN Convention for the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families
• To place the Convention in the context of advancing human rights
• To project a broad profile of support for the Convention and the Global campaign
• To facilitate cooperation and information sharing among different actors in the Global Campaign
Activities include information sharing, raising awareness and promoting ratification of the 1990 Convention through coordinated strategies, encouraging and mobilizing constituent activities of each member organisation, producing and circulating campaign materials, promoting cooperation among international and national campaign actors. - Related documents