UNITED NATIONS E Distr. GENERAL Economic and Social Council E/CN.4/1997/71/Add.2 14 January 1997 ENGLISH Original: ENGLISH/FRENCH COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS Fifty-third session Item 13 of the provisional agenda IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAMME OF ACTION FOR THE THIRD DECADE TO COMBAT RACISM AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATION Report By Mr. Maurice Glèlè-Ahanhanzo, Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance Addendum Mission to Kuwait CONTENTS Paragraphs Introduction I. B. B. C. D. Annex: 2 12 - 42 3 15 - 17 4 18 - 42 5 43 - 63 11 . . . . . . . . 44 - 47 48 - 49 11 12 . . . . . . . . 50 - 56 57 - 63 12 13 . . . . . . . . 64 - 69 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . The exploitation of unskilled and domestic workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Absence of national legislation to protect domestic workers . . . . . . . . . . BIDUN, AN EVOLVING CONCEPT A. III. 1 - 11 SITUATION OF MIGRANT WORKERS A. II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A policy of national assimilation and integration . . . . . . . . . . . . Exclusion and marginalization . . . Nationalization and the search for foreign nationalities . . . . . . . Detention . . . . . . . . . . . . . CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Programme of the visit GE.97-10165 (E) Page