Migrant workers' rights in Europe
- Document number
- 2772
- Date
- 2011
- Title
- Migrant workers' rights in Europe
- Author/publisher
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
- Availability
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- Document type(s)
- Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- Migrant rights; Migration management; Comprehensive approach to migration; Migration policy; Restrictive migration measures, Irregular Migration, Feminization of migration, Economic migration, Labour migration, Free movement, Undocumented migrants; Undocumented labour;
- Summary
- This study analyses developments in Europe over the last 10 years that are relevant for the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers as per the provisions of the ICRMW. It aims at identifying and analysing the challenges and opportunities for ratification by EU Member States and other European States of this international human rights instrument, thus ensuring the path towards universal ratification of all core international human rights instruments in Europe. The study presents some elements for discussion on the relevance of the latest developments in the legislation and policies of the EU and EU Member States as steps forward in closing the gap between the protection offered by the ICRMW and the true state of affairs. Clarifications on the content and scope of provisions of the ICRMW in areas of particular concern can be of help in guiding informed discussions towards its ratification.
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