A/HRC/26/35 B. The High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development 13. The second High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development took place in New York on 3-4 October 2013. The Special Rapporteur attended the meeting, and intervened in round tables 2 (human rights) and 3 (partnerships and cooperation), as well as in numerous side events and parallel civil society meetings. Additionally, the Special Rapporteur focused his 2013 report to the General Assembly (A/68/283) on global migration governance and its impact on the human rights of migrants, with a view to being a useful advocacy document in the lead-up to the High-level Dialogue. The Special Rapporteur was pleased to see human rights discussed throughout the High-level Dialogue and not just at the human rights round table. This was in stark contrast to discussions he has observed in other forums outside the United Nations, and shows how beneficial bringing discussions on migration inside the United Nations can be. 14. While the High-level Dialogue took a significant step forward in ensuring that the human rights of migrants was part of all the discussions at the High-level Dialogue, and in the adoption of a Declaration, the Special Rapporteur regrets the absence of a plan of action or specific follow-up activities, without which the follow-up to the High-level Dialogue seems rather unclear. He urges all stakeholders to actively implement the Declaration, including in the discussions concerning the Post-2015 Development Agenda. C. Country visits 15. In November 2013, the Special Rapporteur visited Qatar. Despite having sent several other requests over the past year, the Special Rapporteur was not able to secure an invitation to visit any other countries in 2013. He is grateful to Qatar for extending an invitation to him, and hopes to be able to undertake more country visits in 2014. In this respect, he has sent requests to the following countries: (a) Sri Lanka (accepted, visit will take place 19-26 May 2014); (b) Angola (accepted, dates to be agreed); (c) Côte d’Ivoire (accepted, dates to be agreed); (d) Nepal (accepted, dates to be agreed); (e) Bangladesh; (f) Ghana; (g) Malaysia; (h) Mauritania; (i) Myanmar; (j) the Republic of Korea; (k) Thailand; and (l) Viet Nam. III. Labour exploitation of migrants A. Introduction 16. People migrate for a variety of reasons. Push factors include war, conflict, natural disasters, persecution, poverty and unemployment. A major pull factor is the need for migrant labour in destination States. Irregular migration is frequently a result of a lack of regular migration channels, particularly for low-skilled workers, despite an often unrecognized need for their labour in countries of destination and the resulting vast underground labour markets that attract them. Many people see migration as the only way to improve their social and economic situation, and sometimes they see no other option but to migrate or remain irregularly. Migrants, and particularly irregular migrants or migrants with a precarious residence status, are often willing to do the “dirty, difficult and dangerous” jobs that nationals will not, at the exploitative wages that unscrupulous employers will offer. 17. Tensions between migrants and the local population have in many places been fuelled by the debate about national identity, and in some cases also by the economic crisis. Migrants are sometimes accused, including in the public debate, of “stealing” jobs by 4