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effective remedy, such as a lack of unionization or representation, a lack of local language
skills, limited awareness of and information about rights and means of redress and
significant resource constraints in the form of a lack of legal aid and of translation and
interpretation services.
Targets
5.1.
Ensure and facilitate equal and effective access for all migrants whose labour or
human rights are violated to independent, competent, fair, effective, accountable and
responsive judicial and quasi-judicial institutions available for protecting rights,
controlling abuses of power and resolving conflicts and, in particular, to national
courts, administrative tribunals, national human rights institutions, ombudspersons,
labour arbitration and other dispute resolution mechanisms
5.2.
Empower migrants to seek and obtain a remedy through the justice system, and
strengthen their ability to seek and exercise influence upon law-making and lawimplementing processes and institutions
5.3.
End discrimination and inequalities for all migrants in the legislation, policies and
practices that regulate access to justice
5.4.
Strengthen the capacity of courts, tribunals, national human rights institutions,
ombudspersons and other dispute resolution mechanisms to ensure accountability
for violations of the rights of migrants
5.5.
Ensure equal access for all migrants to reliable legal information, effective legal aid,
competent and affordable legal representation and competent interpretation and
translation services
5.6.
Reduce crime and violence against migrants during their migration journeys and in
destination countries, and ensure effective protection and assistance to victims of
exploitation and abuse
Indicators
(a)
Increased number of complaints filed by migrants of human and labour rights
violations, discrimination or abuse with any judicial or quasi-judicial institutions;
(b)
Increased proportion of cases in which migrants were effectively provided
with competent legal representation, adequate legal aid and proper translation and
interpretation services;
(c)
Increased number of court fee waivers for all those who cannot afford them,
including migrants;
(d)
Increased number of prosecutions for human trafficking, labour exploitation
and forced labour targeting migrants;
(e)
Increased number of cases in which migrants are offered special visa
protection or other protective measures for victims of trafficking and forced labour.
Goal 6.
Ensure easy access for all migrants to basic services, including education and health
Rationale
66.
Newly arrived migrants could face a variety of challenges in accessing public
services, such as health care, education or housing, given their limited command of the
local language and their lack of knowledge of the laws and systems of the host country. The
enjoyment of such rights by migrants is effectively hampered in the absence of relevant
support, such as the provision of language training or free information on relevant laws and
regulations. A related concern is the lack of disaggregated indicators on the economic,
social and cultural rights of all migrants, which would be useful for adequate policymaking, including on enhancing the accessibility of such services.
67.
Migrants may be more vulnerable to poor health by virtue of their often low
socioeconomic status, the sometimes harrowing process of migration and their vulnerability
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