International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is a United Nations human rights treaty that sets comprehensive standards to protect the rights and dignity of migrant workers and their families regardless of their legal status.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations treaty
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international human rights treaty → |
| adoptedBy |
United Nations General Assembly
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| adoptionDate |
1990-12-18
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| adoptionPlace |
New York City
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| aimsTo |
protect rights and dignity of migrant workers and their families
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| appliesTo |
period of stay in transit and destination states
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preparation for migration → return to state of origin → |
| articleCount |
93
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| category |
migrant workers' rights instrument
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| depository |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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| entryIntoForceDate |
2003-07-01
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| establishesBody |
Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
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| guaranteesRight |
equality before the law for migrant workers
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freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention for migrant workers → freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment for migrant workers → protection against collective expulsion of migrant workers → right of migrant workers to remuneration for work → right of migrant workers to social security subject to national law → right of migrant workers' children to education → |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| monitoringMechanism |
periodic state reports to the Committee on Migrant Workers
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| negotiatedWithin |
United Nations Commission on Human Rights
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| openedForSignatureDate |
1991-12-18
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| partOf |
core United Nations human rights treaties
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| preambleReferences |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights → Universal Declaration of Human Rights → |
| prohibits |
collective expulsion of migrant workers
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confiscation or destruction of identity documents of migrant workers → forced labour of migrant workers → |
| relatedTo |
International Labour Organization conventions on migrant workers
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| requiresStateObligation |
dissemination of information on rights to migrant workers
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effective remedies for violations of migrant workers' rights → respect and ensure rights of all migrant workers within territory and jurisdiction → |
| scope |
all migrant workers regardless of legal status
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documented migrant workers → undocumented migrant workers → |
| shortName |
ICRMW
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International Convention on Migrant Workers → |
| subjectMatter |
human rights of migrant workers
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rights of members of migrant workers' families → |
| UNResolutionNumber |
A/RES/45/158
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Committee on Migrant Workers
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establishedBy |
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United Nations human rights system
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includesInstrument |
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Committee on Migrant Workers
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monitorsImplementationOf |
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United Nations treaty bodies
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monitorsTreaty |
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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
("International Convention on Migrant Workers")
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shortName |
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Committee on Migrant Workers
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treatyMonitored |