A/HRC/56/54 91. States highlight cultural events as key to migrant social inclusion and cohesion. Several countries consider language instruction to be crucial for migrants’ social inclusion, as it improves their access to education, job opportunities and health services. 97 92. Under international human rights law, everyone has the right to social security in order to ensure a minimum standard of dignity. This includes affordable access to health care and family support, support for illness, injury or disability and the right to benefit from social security schemes to which they contribute. Extending all social security rights is central to ensuring protective labour law and guaranteeing decent work for all. 93. Access to education is crucial for migrant integration but often falls short in practice, leading to lower outcomes for migrants. Irregular migrants may forgo the education of their children for fear of deportation. In Germany, the separation of school and immigration reporting has improved school attendance, as have simplified school registration processes in Thailand.98 94. Family reunification aids migrants’ social inclusion, enhancing community integration through schools, sports and other social activities.99 In Australia, for example, the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme allows workers from Pacific island States and Timor-Leste on work placements of one to four years to bring their families under employer sponsorship, with access to work, study, public schooling, tax benefits and subsidized health care.100 95. Labour market access is considered crucial, with the potential to add $1 trillion to gross world product annually.101 States offer training and information to aid migrants in their job searches. Greece launched myDYPAlive, a digital platform providing personalized job counselling in 14 languages, while Armenia expedited labour market entry with a digital platform.102 96. Recognizing migrants’ educational credentials is key for employment and skills utilization. Denmark offers a centralized system for credential recognition. 103 Alongside UNHCR and European partners, Serbia provides assistance in validating the qualifications of asylum-seekers and refugees.104 97. Forty-five countries now grant voting rights to non-citizens in local or regional elections. European Union citizens residing in another European Union country have the right to vote and stand in local elections, and around half of European Union countries extend these rights to non-European Union nationals.105 98. Mobile apps and web platforms are increasingly pivotal for migrant integration. IOM trialled an urban diagnostic toolkit in Agadir, Morocco, to collect migrant feedback in order to address integration challenges.106 The “Clique Cidadania” application launched by Brazil offers migrants information on rights and services.107 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 16 See Céline Bauloz, Zana Vathi and Diego Acosta, “Migration, inclusion and social cohesion: challenges, recent developments and opportunities”, in World Migration Report 2020, McAuliffe and Khadria, eds. Ibid. Ibid. Submission by Australia. See Bauloz, Vathi and Acosta, “Migration, inclusion and social cohesion”. Submissions by Armenia and Greece. Bauloz, Vathi and Acosta, “Migration, inclusion and social cohesion”, p. 195. Submission by Serbia. See Aleksandra Jolinka, “Local voting rights for non-EU nationals in the EU: democratic principle or earned privilege?”, Routed, 20 February 2021. See https://www.iom.int/project/supporting-municipality-agadir-promoting-migrant-integrationmorocco. Submission by Brazil. GE.24-07075