E/CN.4/2000/16 page 40 3. Improvement of the conditions for the detention and deportation of persons who have committed breaches of the law 169. The Kuwaiti authorities strictly apply all the international rules governing places of detention, and in particular those relating to the nature of meals, the rations served to detainees, the space which each detainee should enjoy and necessary medical treatment. In addition, surveillance in places of detention has been strengthened to prevent any abuse on the part of prison staff. The authorities have also opened the doors of places of detention to representatives of international organizations to enable them to inspect the conditions under which detainees are held. Furthermore, they have taken all necessary measures to ensure that no one is deported from Kuwait without having received all his entitlements. 4. Adoption and enforcement of legislation or a uniform labour code in conformity with international instruments 170. The competent authorities have drawn up a new labour code in cooperation with a commission consisting of representatives of the social partners (Government, workers and employers). Within this process the technical assistance of the International Labour Office was requested; the latter’s experts cooperated in the preparation of the final text of the draft. It is thus clear that the Kuwaiti authorities have spared no effort in securing the promulgation of a new labour code and have taken particular care to ensure that its provisions are in line with the international instruments ratified by Kuwait. 5. Ratification of international human rights instruments and in particular the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families 171. The Kuwaiti authorities wish to reaffirm in this connection that the State of Kuwait has acceded to most of the international human rights instruments. Certain instruments are still under study; one of these is the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, which is at present being examined by the competent authorities. That being said, the rights enshrined in the Convention are already protected in Kuwait by the law and the courts. VI. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 172. All the events recounted above indicate that manifestations of racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance are continually occurring in different regions of the world. In addition to the cases of xenophobia and anti-Semitism, the Special Rapporteur notes that discrimination against the Roma still exists in several European countries, where they are subjected to exclusion and marginalization. It would be desirable for the Commission on Human Rights, in cooperation with the Governments concerned, to devote particular attention to the Roma in order to secure their integration in the countries in which they reside; the measures taken to assist them should be focused primarily on the improvement of the teaching and the vocational training they receive and on the development of awareness of differences and of tolerance among the majority population groups.