Violence against Women Migrant Workers - report of the UN Secretary-General
- Document number
- 3012
- Date
- 2013
- Title
- Violence against Women Migrant Workers - report of the UN Secretary-General
- Author/publisher
- United Nations
- Availability
- View/save PDF version of this document
- Document type(s)
- Guidelines/Recommendations, International Law, Research/Study/Analysis,
- Keywords
- united nations, violence against women, Secretary-General
- Summary
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The UN Secretary-General submitted the report "Violence Against Women Migrant Workers" on 23 July 2013. The report focuses on the issue of violence against women migrant workers, specifically with regards to their access to justice. It highlights the impact of legislation, policies and programmes implemented by member states on women migrant workers, and it concludes with recommendations for future action. The report states that in some EU Member States, undocumented migrant women who have been victims of violence, risk forced removal when reporting to the police. The report also notes that the UN Committee on Migrant Workers urged all EU Member States to ratify the International Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and the related ILO conventions; to remove administrative barriers preventing undocumented migrants from gaining access to basic services, to refrain from criminalising individuals or organisations assisting them; and to consider regularising irregular migrants.