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Ratification of the UN Migrant Workers Convention in the European Union Survey on the Positions of Governments and Civil Society Actors

Document number
2603
Date
2010
Title
Ratification of the UN Migrant Workers Convention in the European Union Survey on the Positions of Governments and Civil Society Actors
Author/publisher
René Plaetevoet, Marika Sidoti, December 18
Availability
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Document type(s)
Research/Study/Analysis,
Keywords
Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
Summary
This study shows the continuous commitment of December 18, together with the European Platform for Migrant Workers Rights (EPMWR), in building a strong and multi-faceted support base for its advocacy work around migrants' rights. The time has come to finally achieve ratification in the European Union of this core international human rights instrument. Put in the words of Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe: "I find it worrying that democratic countries governed by the rule of law, with significant numbers of migrants living in their societies, are hesitant to become a party to this core UN human rights treaty, and commit themselves to guaranteeing migrant workers their fundamental rights".
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