UN Human Rights Protection Regime

A victory against modern day slavery

Date: 04/12/2012 - 10:50

The ILO Domestic Workers Convention was unthinkable just a few years ago. It represents the culmination of years of effort by domestic workers, advocates, and officials to shine a spotlight on a long-ignored but significant sector of the workforce, says Nisha Varia.

If someone had told me 45 years ago that we would be here today, I would not have believed it. We do not have to be slaves anymore. — Myrtle Witbooi, chair of the International Domestic Workers Network and former domestic worker from South Africa, Geneva, June 10, 2011

Philippines urges states to ratify UN conventions on trafficking victims, migrant workers

Date: 14/11/2012 - 17:49

The Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations (UN) in Geneva called on States to ratify international instruments against human trafficking and other conventions to protect the rights of migrant and domestic workers during the recent 14th session of the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held in Geneva from October 22 to November 5. 

Statement by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants

Date: 05/11/2012 - 12:41

I am honoured to be able to report to the General Assembly today in my capacity as Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants.

I will first outline the contents my first report to the General Assembly which focuses on the issue of Migration and Climate Change. I will then like to take note of some key issues regarding global migration governance as the General Assembly starts looking ahead to the High Level Dialogue on Migration and Development in 2013.

Ecumenical advocacy for rights of domestic migrant workers

Date: 31/10/2012 - 15:21

Concerns about Asian countries doing less to protect the rights of migrant workers and the reality that most countries have not ratified United Nations and International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions on the rights of migrant workers were high on the agenda of a recent ecumenical workshop on migrant workers held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Landmark treaty for domestic workers to come into force

Date: 06/09/2012 - 13:21

The Philippines has become the second country to ratify the ILO Convention 189 on Decent Work for Domestic Workers, thus allowing the first global standard for domestic workers to come into force in twelve months’ time.

Ratificaciones históricas del Convenio sobre trabajo marítimo de la OIT

Date: 21/08/2012 - 08:38

La OIT ha recibido la 30a ratificación delConvenio sobre trabajo marítimo, 2006 (CTM, 2006), cumpliendo con la segunda condición para que esta norma sin precedentes a nivel mundial entre en vigor dentro de un año.

Milestone ratifications of seafarers’ labour rights charter

Date: 30/08/2012 - 08:27

The ILO has received the 30th ratification of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC, 2006) fulfilling the last condition for the first global standard that spans continents and oceans to go into effect in a year’s time.

Entrée en vigueur de la Convention sur le travail domestique suite à sa ratification par les Philippines

Date: 07/08/2012 - 07:27

Le Sénat des Philippines a ratifié aujourd’hui la Convention internationale nº 189 de l’OIT concernant le travail décent pour les travailleuses et travailleurs domestiques.

Domestic Workers Convention comes into force after ratification by the Philippines

Date: 07/08/2012 - 07:26

The Senate of the Philippines today approved the International Labour Convention No. 189 on decent work for domestic workers. The ratification will have a significant impact on the rights and the conditions not only for over 3.4 million domestic workers in the Philippines but worldwide, since C189 needed a second ratification to enter into force, after the government of Uruguay ratified it on 26 April 2012.

Ratifications of international instruments on migration/migrants rights

Date: 25/06/2012 - 09:14

As of June 2012, there are 97 countries that have ratified, acceded to or signed at least one of the three international conventions on migrant workers. 86 States have formally ratified or acceded to one or more of these three instruments. These countries have taken on binding international commitments to put migrants‟ protection and migration policy explicitly under rule of law. A total of nearly 100 countries have done so or are in the formal process of doing so. 62 States have ratified, acceded to and/or signed the ICRMW.

Décembre 18: Centre international de plaidoyer et de ressources sur les droits humains des travailleurs migrants.

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