Message of support from Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary year of the UN Migrant Workers Convention, Council of Europe Commissioner Hammarberg hopes that member states of the European Union will ratify the Convention and demonstrate once again their genuine commitment to human rights.
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UN Migrant Workers Convention
Status as of 04.11.2010
Ratifications 45
Signatories 14
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Twelve Reasons to Ratify the Migrant Workers Convention
