8th Session of the Committee

Eigth session, Palais Wilson, Geneva, 14-25 April 2008

The Committee adopted Concluding Observations on the reports from the Syrian Arab Republic and Bolivia. They are available on this page.

Syrian Arab Republic: During the interactive Dialogue that took place between the Committee members and the Syrian Delegation on 15 and 16 April, issues that were discussed included: the situation of Iraqi and Palestinian refugees; expulsion of Arab and other foreign workers; access to labour justice for regular and irregular migrant workers; Syrian citizens abroad and their return; lack of migration data. For more detailed information, see the OHCHR Press release.

Bolivia: on 16 and 17 April, the interactive dialogue between the Bolivian delegation and the CMW took place, and dealt with the situation of Bolivians abroad and the consular services; the vulnerability of Peruvians in Bolivia; national legislation on migration and judicial remedies; remittances; and family reunification. For more detailed information, see the OHCHR Press release. In addition, the Committee had heard additional information on the situation in Bolivia from the Scalabrinians during a public session on Monday 14 April.

The Committee also adopted lists of issues on the reports from El Salvador,  Azerbaijan  and Colombia.

The Committee also held a Round-table to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Migrant Workers Convention. The round-table gathered Committee experts, State Parties representatives, academics, Inter-Governmental Organisations and NGOs with the aim to take stock of developments and prospects around the Convention. The papers presented during this event are available on this page.