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Statement of the Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme on the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 2005
See the Statement (PDF) in French.
Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the UN Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, 2004
In line with the opinions it has drawn up on European immigration policy and in support of the opinion of the European Parliament (Resolution A5-0445.2003), the European Economic and Social Committee encourages the Member States of the European Union to ratify the International MW Convention, which entered into force on 1 July 2003.
The EESC calls upon the President of the Commission and the current Presidency of the Council to undertake the necessary political initiatives to ensure that the Member States ratify the MW Convention within the coming 24 months. To facilitate ratification, the Committee propose that the Commission should carry out a study analysing national and Community legislation relating to the convention.
EESC also features the speeches (by EESC president, ICFTU, Council of EU, IOM, UNESCO, ILO, AI, ENAR, CCME, December 18) given during the EESC hearing on the Convention that took place on May 4, 2004.
Contact:
Mr Pierluigi Brombo, European Economic and Social Committee
Tel.. + 32.(0)2. 546.97.18, fax +32.(0)2. 546.97.62,
e-mail: Mr Pierluigi Brombo
Flemish government, Belgium, 2004
Following the IMD Platform campaign, the Flemish government decided on April 30, 2004 to officially support a Belgian ratification of the UN MW Convention.
European Parliament, 2002-2004
Parliamentary written question regarding the EC position vis-à-vis the UN MWC and European campaign.
In the framework of the Belgian campaign for the ratification of the UN MWC and following action undertaken by Wereldsolidariteit, Ms. Miet Smet, Member of the European Parliament, asked on January 9, 2004, the European Commission this parliamentary question.
While the European Commission supported in 1994 the Convention and called upon the Member States (see further under 1994 for text) to ratify, Mr. Vittorino replied on 5 March 2004 that the question should not be addressed to the EC but to the governments. For the complete text, click here.
On 17 February 1998, the European Parliament adopted for the first time a resolution on the situation of the human rights in the EU. One part concerning immigration and the right to asylum mentions that the Parliament regrets the fact that the Convention is not ratified yet by a Member State. The complete text is here available in French.
European Parliament Resolutions at the UN Commission on Human Rights:
European Parliament resolution on the EU's rights, priorities and recommendation for the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, P6_TA-PROV(2005)0051
24 February 2005 (see 22)
European Parliament resolution on the EU's rights, priorities and recommendation for the 60th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, P5_TA-PROV(2004)0079-B5-0050/2004
10 February 2004 (see 2)
European Parliament resolution on the EU's rights, priorities and recommendation for the 59th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, P5_TA-PROV 2003/0034
30 January 2003 (see L5)
European Parliament resolution on the EU's rights, priorities and recommendation for the 58th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, P5_TA(2002)0057
7 February 2002 (see L3)
Parliament of Catalonia, Spain, 2003
On April 22, 2003, as a follow up of a request by the local NGO Coalition for the International Migrant's Day, the Parliament of Catalonia adopted the following resolution:
The Parliament of Catalonia urges its Government to make the necessary steps and appropriate arrangements with the Spanish Government for it to solemnly sign and ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, in order to complete the legal regulatory framework on foreigners' stay in Catalonia.
Greek National Human Rights Commission, 2003
Dutch Green Left Political Party, 2003
The Dutch Green Left Political Party (Groen Links) add the ratification of the Convention to their 2003 election programme, see under 'arbeidsmigratie en gezinsvorming'/only in Dutch.
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2002
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva, 12 December 2002.
Flemish Green Party, 2002
Meryem Kaçar, Belgian Senator for the Flemish Green Party presents a resolution proposal in favour of the ratification of the 1990 UN Convention (in Dutch), 15 October 2002.
IVe Forum Parlementaire EURO-Méditerranéen, 2002
IVe Forum Parlementaire EURO-Méditerranéen, Résolution sur les migrations et la Convention de l'ONU, Italie, 17-18 juin 2002.
Organisation of American States, 2001
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, OAS, Annual Report 2001 (Scroll down to VIII. Conclusions and Recommendations, item 4).
Organisation of American States - General Assembly, AG/RES. 1898 (XXXII-O/02), June 4, 2002, Adoption of resolution on the Human Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families and the Convention.
Overseas Brasilian Community, 2002
Iberian Summit of the Overseas Brasilian Community, Lisbon, May 2002.
Euro-Mediterranean National Institutions, 2001
2nd Meeting of the Euro-Mediterranean National Institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights held in Athens, Greece, 1-3 November 2001.
The Vatican, 2001 - 2003
Fifth World Congress on the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees, Rome 17-22 November 2003, Final document in English (See Part III).
Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Vatican, April 2001 (See Item 4/Recommendations).
The Spanish Socialist Party, 2000
The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), November 2000.
The European Greens, 1999
The European Greens and the Convention, Paris 1999.
Inter-Parliamentary Union, 1999
Meeting conclusions by the Inter-Parliamentary Union, Berlin 1999.
The Contribution of Parliaments to the peaceful coexistence of ethnic, cultural and religious minorities, including migrant populations, within one state, marked by tolerance and the full respect for their human rights.
European Commission, 1994
The Commission of the European Union issued in 1994 a Communication which, among other matters, called upon the Member States to ratify the Migrant Workers Convention: Commission of the European Communities, "Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on immigration and asylum policies" (Brussels, Com (94) 23 final). Text is as follows:
132. The International Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 18 December 1990, must be ratified by 20 countries to enter into force. The ratification of this convention by the member states would be an expression of the value the Union attaches to the improvement of the situation of migrant workers and their families residing in the Union and guarantees that the rights accorded to them correspond with the most high level international norms.
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