A/HRC/53/26/Add.3 III. Normative and institutional framework relating to the protection of the human rights of migrants 15. Due to the pivotal impact that migration has on Bangladesh, the Government has prioritized the establishment of normative and institutional frameworks to govern this area. A. International legal framework 16. Bangladesh is a signatory to a number of international instruments that have an impact on the human rights of migrants. It has signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It has also signed a series of fundamental conventions of the International Labour Organization (ILO), including the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105), the Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100), and the Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111). 17. The ILO general principles and operational guidelines for fair recruitment and its definition of recruitment fees and related costs also provide much-needed guidance to governments and other stakeholders. Bangladesh, however, has yet to ratify a number of relevant ILO conventions, including the Private Employment Agencies Convention, 1997 (No. 181), the Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), and the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190). 18. Bangladesh has also played a key role in many regional and global initiatives on migration, including the Budapest Process, in 1991, the Colombo Process, in 2003, the Abu Dhabi Dialogue, in 2008, and the Global Forum on Migration and Development, in 2017. 19. In the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, States recognized the contribution of migration to sustainable development, and, in 2018, the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration was adopted and covered all dimensions of international migration in a holistic manner. The Global Compact is consistent with target 10.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals, to facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies. 20. Both Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 10 include targets on the protection of labour rights and the promotion of safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women and those in precarious employment. Bangladesh was prominent in advocating for the formulation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration and also chaired the Global Forum on Migration and Development in 2016. B. National regulatory framework 21. In addition to the international commitments that Bangladesh has made on migration, it has adopted various legislation and policies to protect migrants. The Overseas Employment and Migrants Act, 2013, is the principal legislation covering all aspects of labour migration, and it is aimed at promoting a safe and fair system of migration and ensuring protection for the rights and welfare of migrant workers and members of their families. 22. The Overseas Employment and Migrants Act was adopted in line with the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, ILO conventions and human rights treaties. A revised version of the Act was adopted in 2022 to align with the objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, 4 GE.23-08750