{"id":472,"date":"2015-02-12T14:09:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T06:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mfasia.org\/stepitup\/?p=472"},"modified":"2015-11-26T20:21:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-26T12:21:12","slug":"12-reasons-to-ratify-the-un-migrant-workers-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmw25.mfasia.org\/?p=472","title":{"rendered":"12 Reasons to Ratify the UN Migrant Workers Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"

1<\/strong><\/span> To put in place the legal foundation essential for national migration policy to regulate labour migration and ensure social cohesion.<\/p>\n

2<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0To uphold and strengthen the rule of law by ensuring that legal norms define the basis of labour migration policy, its implementation, and its supervision.<\/p>\n

3<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>To contribute to ensuring that legal parameters define treatment of all persons on the territory of a
\ncountry by setting the extent and limits of human rights of migrant workers and members of their
\nfamilies.<\/p>\n

4<\/strong><\/span> To signal that origin countries demand respect for the human rights of their nationals abroad and are accountable for the same standards as destination countries.<\/p>\n

5<\/strong> <\/span>To reinforce the sovereign exercise of a State\u2019s prerogative to determine labour migration policy by affirming conformity with universal legal and ethical norms.<\/p>\n

6<\/strong><\/span> To obtain public support for and compliance with labour migration policy and practice by
\ndemonstrating legal soundness and conformity with internationally accepted principles of social justice
\nand human rights.<\/p>\n

7<\/strong><\/span> To strengthen social cohesion by establishing that all persons must be treated with respect by virtue of legal recognition and protection of their rights.<\/p>\n

8<\/strong><\/span> To explicitly discourage the \u2018commodification\u2019 and consequent abuse of migrant workers by legally asserting their human rights.<\/p>\n

9<\/strong><\/span> To reduce irregular migration by eliminating incentives for labour exploitation, work in abusive conditions and unauthorised employment that fuel trafficking in persons and smuggling of migrants.<\/p>\n

10<\/strong><\/span> To facilitate the establishment of effective national policy by calling on advisory services as well as good practice examples provided by the relevant standards\u2010based international organisations.<\/p>\n

11<\/strong> <\/span>To obtain clear guidance for bilateral and multilateral cooperation for lawful, humane, and equitable labour migration.<\/p>\n

12<\/strong><\/span> To obtain international guidance on implementation of legal norms through the reporting obligations and periodic review by independent expert bodies.<\/p>\n

*The 12 reasons were written by the International Steering Committee for the Global Ratification Campaign of the\u00a0International Convention\u00a0on the Protection of the Rights of\u00a0All Migrant Workers\u00a0and Members of Their Families<\/a>,\u00a0on the occasion of the Convention’s 20th Anniversary. Five years later, the 12 reasons have become even more relevant.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Image courtesy of the International Steering Committee<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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