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The Committee considered the initial report of Guyana at its 381st and 382nd meetings (see CMW/C/SR.381 and 382), held on 11 and 12 April 2018. At its 395th meeting, held on 20 April 2018, it adopted the present concluding observations.
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23 May 2018
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In the absence of a report by the State party, the Committee considered the situation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with respect to the implementation of the Convention at its 383rd meeting (see CMW/C/SR.383), held on 12 April 2018. On the basis of information from, inter alia, other United...
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18 May 2018
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On 6 March 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) organized a one-day expert meeting on the theme "The human rights of migrants in the context of return". In the course of the expert meeting participants provided a wealth of research findings, academic...
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06 March 2018
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The emergence of international human rights law and the end of the White Australia immigration policy were events of great historical moment. Yet, they were not harbingers of a new dawn in migration law. This book argues that this is because migration law in Australia is best understood as part of a...
This report assesses evidence from desk reviews and field research to ascertain the extent to which migration benefits or undermines adaptation to environmental and climate change. The findings highlight the importance of investing in disaster risk reduction, integrating migration into urban...
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01 January 2018
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“Financial or other material benefit” is the purpose of migrant smuggling. It is the reason behind the growing involvement of organized criminal groups in conduct that often puts the lives of vulnerable migrants in great jeopardy. The financial or other material benefits associated with migrant...
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01 January 2018
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There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that humanitarian crises, such as armed conflicts, natural disasters, and protracted unrest, can lead to an increase in trafficking in persons. This issue brief explains what makes crisis-affected communities and individuals vulnerable to trafficking...
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31 December 2017
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This issue brief clarifies the relationship between refugee status and trafficking in persons across a number of situations and provides recommendations on what States can do to ensure that victims of trafficking have access to international protection as refugees where they need it.
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31 December 2017
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This paper is part of the IOM Migration Research Leaders Syndicate’s contribution toward the Global Compact for Migration. This technical paper answers the question "how should migrant smuggling be confronted?". Migrant smuggling is seen as antithetical to safe, orderly and regular migration. In...
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31 December 2017
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This issue brief focuses on addressing the drivers of migration, including adverse effects of climate change, natural disasters and human-made crises, through protection and assistance, sustainable development, poverty eradication, conflict prevention and resolution.
This working paper was prepared during the GCM negotiations to provide Member States and other actors an overview of international law which speak to migrants’ rights. These include primarily human rights law but also transnational criminal law, international labour law as well as other relevant...
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31 December 2017
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The Case Digest has analysed 135 cases from 31 jurisdictions. The Case Digest presents evidential issues and patterns and describes how different jurisdictions addressed these. It recognizes that there may not be one answer to a question or issue, but that there is an added value in presenting a...
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31 December 2017
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The CMW/CRC Joint General Comments provides guidance on the human rights of migrant children at all stages of migration. It was adopted at the same time as joint general comment No. 3 (2017) of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families and No...
The objective of the present joint general comment is to provide authoritative guidance on legislative, policy and other appropriate measures that should be taken to ensure full compliance with the obligations under the Conventions to fully protect the rights of children in the context of...
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16 November 2017
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This booklet takes stock of the experiences of OECD countries with respect to the integration of family migrants along a number of policy lessons with supporting examples of good practice. It also provides a comprehensive comparison of the policy frameworks that govern integration policy for family...
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11 November 2017
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The Committee considered the initial report of Indonesia (CMW/C/IDN/1) at its 363rd and 364th meetings (see CMW/C/SR.363 and 364), held on 5 and 6 September 2017. At its 374th meeting, held on 13 September 2017, it adopted the present concluding observations.
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20 October 2017
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The Committee examined the third periodic report of Ecuador (CMW/C/ECU/3) at its 361st and 362nd meetings (CMW/C/SR.361 and 362), held on 4 and 5 September 2017. At its 371st meeting, held on 11 September 2017, the Committee adopted the following concluding observations.
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06 October 2017
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This article talks about the progress made towards eradicating statelessness in Latin America and the Caribbean from 2014 to 2017 and discusses the work to be done if it is to become the first world region to eradicate statelessness.
The Committee considered the third periodic report of Mexico (CMW/C/MEX/3) at its 365th and 366th meetings (see CMW/C/SR.365 and 366), held on 6 and 7 September 2017. At its 374th meeting, held on 13 September 2017, it adopted the following concluding observations.
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28 September 2017
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This booklet takes stock of the experiences of OECD countries in the assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications. It summarises this along ten main policy lessons with supporting examples of good practice. It also provides a comprehensive comparison of the policy frameworks that govern...
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21 June 2017
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