International NGO Platform on the Migrant Workers Convention (IPMWC)
"More must be done to ensure the respect of the human rights of migrant workers and their families, be they regular or irregular, documented or undocumented. The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families established for its ratifying countries the obligation to respect the core human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrant workers and members in their State of immigration. It is a vital part of efforts to combat exploitation of migrant workers and their families."
Kofi Annan, Secretary General, United Nations
18 December 2003, International Migrant's Day
- Presentation of the IPMWC
- Structure and Statute of the IPMWC
- IPMWC Committee
- Project Administrator and Secretariat
- Members
- Membership Criteria
- Activities
- IPMWC Meetings
- Guide for non-governmental organisations on the implementation of the UN Migrant Workers' Convention
- Guidance for Civil Society Input to the UN Committee on Migrant Workers
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UN Migrant Workers Convention
Status as of 04.11.2010
Ratifications 45
Signatories 14
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