A/HRC/26/35 I. Introduction 1. The present report is submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 17/12. It briefly outlines the activities of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants from 1 June 2013 to 31 March 2014. The thematic section is dedicated to labour exploitation of migrants. II. Activities carried out by the Special Rapporteur A. Participation in conferences and consultations 2. On 11 June 2013, in Strasbourg, the Special Rapporteur was the general rapporteur during the launch by the European Union (EU) Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Court of Human Rights of a Handbook on European Court of Human Rights case law on asylum, borders and migration. 3. On 20-21 June 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended an expert meeting on global migration governance, organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Geneva. 4. On 3 September 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended a policy meeting entitled “Smart Borders? European and Global Logics of Border Surveillance in the Context of Privacy” at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. 5. On 4 September 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended a high-level meeting entitled “Migration and human rights: towards the 2013 High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development”, organized by OHCHR in Geneva. 6. On 3-4 October 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended the High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development at the General Assembly in New York. 7. On 18 November 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended an expert meeting on human rights at international borders, organized by OHCHR in Geneva. 8. On 3 December 2013, the Special Rapporteur participated in an exchange of views with the European Committee against Racism and Intolerance in Strasbourg. 9. On 4-5 December 2013, the Special Rapporteur attended an expert workshop entitled “Strengthening the Migration-Development Nexus through Improved Policy and Institutional Coherence,” organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. 10. On 14 January 2014, the Special Rapporteur attended a seminar on the rights of migrant domestic workers’ in Beirut. 11. On 20-21 February 2014, the Special Rapporteur attended the 12th annual coordination meeting on international migration in New York. 12. On 4 March 2014, the Special Rapporteur was the keynote speaker at the Human Rights Council’s annual mainstreaming panel, which focused on protection and promotion of the human rights of migrants. 3