Measures to Improve the Situation and Ensure the Human Rights and Dignity of All Migrant Workers

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Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1980.

What other versions does this mandate have?

14 versions · 1977–1990

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/44/155

1990A/RES/44/155Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workersLatestCompare with previous version
1989A/RES/43/146Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workersCompare with previous version
1988A/RES/42/140Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workersCompare with previous version
1987A/RES/41/151Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workersCompare with previous version
1986A/RES/40/130Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workersCompare with previous version

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What subjects does this mandate have?

2 topics

Migrant Workers Treaties

What does this mandate say?

14 operative paragraphs

Invites all States to consider the adoption of appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures, including material guarantees, in order to ensure the full implementation of the right to universal education through, inter alia, free and compulsory primary education, universal and gradually free-of-charge secondary education, equal access to all educational facilities and the access of the young generation to science and culture;

Appeals to all States, in particular the developed countries, actively to support through fellowships and other means the efforts of the developing countries in the education and training of national personnel needed in industry, agriculture and other economic and social sectors;

Requests the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to submit to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session a preliminary report and, at its thirty-sixth session, a final report containing:

Information on the activities of the United Na- (a) tions Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in relation to support for education and training of national personnel of developing countries;

His views and suggestions, in accordance with the organization's mandate and after consultation with Member States and specialized agencies, on the need for and the possibility of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization reinforcing its programmes and activities for the purpose of cooperating with developing countries in their efforts to ensure adequate education networks at all levels as well as fellowships and facilities for the training of qualified national personnel, bearing in mind also the proposals contained in General Assembly resolution 33/135 of 19,December 1978;

Information on the difficulties and obstacles encountered in the full implementation of the right to education, particularly in developing countries, in conformity with their own requirements of over-all progress and development, as well as his conclusions on action to be taken in this regard.

34 / 171. Regional arrangements for the promotion and protecdon of human rights

Notes with satisfaction that a United Nations Seminar on the Establishment of Regional Commissions on Human Rights with Special Reference to Africa was held at Monrovia from 10 to 20 September 1979 and adopte~ the Monr<;w~a Proposal for the setting up of an Afncan Comm1ss10n on Human Rights, 115 as well as other conclusions and recommendations, 116 and expresses the hope that the recommendations of the Seminar will be given due consideration by the Governments and organizations concerned;

Reiterates its appeal to States in areas where regional arrangements in the field of human rights do not yet exist to consider agreements with a view to the establishment within their respective regions of suitable regional arrangements for the promotion and protection of human rights;

Requests once again the Secretary-General, under the programme of advisory services in the field of human rights, to explore with the States in the regions

concerned the possibility of holding a seminar as soon as possible for the purpose of discussing methods for the promotion and protection of human rights;

Further requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session on the implementation of the present resolution.

I 06th plenary meeting

17 December 1979

34 / 172.

Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General 1. of 18 October 1979 and the addendum thereto;128 2.

Welcomes the large number of replies submitted by Member States and the international organizations

concerned favouring the elaboration of an international convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and their families;

Decides to create at its thirty-fifth session a working group open to all Member States to elaborate an international convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and their families;

Requests the Secretary-General, in application of the provisions of Economic and Social Council resolution 1979/13, to give the working group all necessary 118 Resolution 2106 A {XX), annex.

119 Resolution 2200 A (XXI), annex.

120 International Labour Office, Official Bulletin, vol. L VIII, 1975, series A, No. l, Convention No. 143.

121 /bid., No. 1, Recommendation No. 151.

122 Report of the World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, Geneva, 14-25 August /978 (United Nations publication, 'Sales No. E.79.XIV.2), chap. II.

12s A/34/535 and Add.I. support, with a view to facilitating the elaboration of the international convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and their families;

Invites the international organizations concerned to participate in the work of the working group and to co-operate with a view to the elaboration of such a convention.

34 / 173.

Exchange of information on banned hazard.

ous chemicals and unsafe pharmaceutical products

Urges Member States to exchange information on hazardous chemicals and unsafe pharmaceutical products that have been banned in their territories and to discourage, in consultation with importing countries, the exportation of su~h products to other countries;

Requests the Secretary-General, in co-operation with the United Nations agencies and bodies concerned, especially the World Health Organization, to assist Governments in exchanging information and to submit a report to the General Assembly at its thirty-fifth session, through the Economic and Social Council, about the experience of Member States and the United Nations agencies and bodies concerned.

34/174. Assistance to student refugees from Namibia,

Zimbabwe and South Africa