A/HRC/41/38
(a)
Ratify and implement all international human rights instruments
relevant to the protection of the human rights of migrant women and girls, in
particular the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against
Women, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the International Convention
on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their
Families;
(b)
Promote gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in
efforts to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
(c)
Ensure that the implementation, review and follow-up of the Global
Compact for Migration is human rights-based, gender-responsive and child-sensitive;
(d)
Formulate human rights-based, gender-responsive and child-sensitive
policies to govern migration that promote gender equality and non-discrimination;
(e)
Increase avenues for regular migration, where migrants, including
women and girls, can make informed choices and have access to legal protection,
services and social networks in countries of origin, transit and destination;
(f)
Revise national laws and regulations governing migration to make them
more gender-responsive by including provisions on anti-discrimination, equality
between men and women, mandatory health insurance for migrant workers at all
levels and special protection for vulnerable categories of workers, including domestic
workers;
(g)
Take measures to ensure that family reunion policies are applicable to
women migrant workers at all levels, including domestic workers, in order to enable
their spouses and children to join them in their country of destination;
(h)
Involve migrant women and relevant civil society organizations in the
formulation, implementation and review of policies and regulations governing
migration to ensure that the specific needs of migrant women and girls are addressed;
(i)
Provide pre-departure orientation training specific to migrant women,
which should include information on their human rights, potential methods of
exploitation and available complaint mechanisms; and make financial literacy
programmes available to migrant women to enable them to better manage their
earnings;
(j)
Ensure the provision of basic services as enshrined in international
human rights law, so that citizens do not have to rely on remittances to compensate
for the absence of affordable, accessible, publicly funded services and social
protection;
(k)
Ensure the provision of human rights-based, gender-responsive and
child-sensitive reintegration programmes for migrants who return to their countries
of origin, and more specifically, ensure that economic, sociocultural and psychosocial
support is provided to returnee migrants and communities in their countries of origin
prior, during and after their return;
(l)
Provide gender-sensitive human rights training to immigration officials,
border police, social workers, health-care providers, educators, judicial officers and
media workers to raise their awareness of the human rights of migrant women and
girls;
(m) Take all measures necessary to prevent, investigate, prosecute and
sanction human rights violations and abuse against migrant women and girls, whether
perpetrated by public officials or private individuals;
(n)
Guarantee adequate recognition of foreign qualifications and skills to
ensure that migrant women do not become underemployed or “deskilled”, and to
ensure that their professional experience and skills are fully recognized;
(o)
Lift sex-specific bans and discriminatory restrictions on the migration of
women, whether they are based on age, pregnancy or marital or maternity status, and
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