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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

The Migrant Workers Convention establishes that many of the rights ensured by other human rights treaties apply to migrant workers specifically. It also establishes rights particular to migrant workers. The Committee on Migrant Workers monitors its implementation.

UN Document Symbol Alternate ID Organ Session Publication Datesort descending Document Title File
A/C.3/35/SR.60 General Assembly 35th 25 November 1980 Summary record of the 60th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 18 November 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35-SR_60.pdf
A/C.3/35/13 General Assembly 35th 25 November 1980 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : report of the open Working Group File A-C_3-35-13.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-35-13.pdf
A/C.3/35/SR.73 General Assembly 35th 04 December 1980 Summary record of the 73rd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 28 November 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35-SR_73.pdf
A/C.3/35/SR.68 General Assembly 35th 05 December 1980 Summary record of the 68th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 25 November 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35-SR_68.pdf
A/C.3/35/SR.64 General Assembly 35th 08 December 1980 Summary record of the 64th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 21 November 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35-SR_64.pdf
A/C.3/35/SR.67 General Assembly 35th 08 December 1980 Summary record of the 67th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 25 November 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35-SR_67.pdf
A/C.3/35/SR.74 General Assembly 35th 08 December 1980 Summary record of the 74th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 1 December 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35-SR_74.pdf
A/C.3/35/SR.65 General Assembly 35th 09 December 1980 Summary record of the 65th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 24 November 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35_SR_65.pdf
A/C.3/35/SR.72 General Assembly 35th 10 December 1980 Summary record of the 72nd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 28 November 1980, New York, General Assembly, 35th session. PDF icon A-C_3-35-SR_72.pdf
A/36/378 General Assembly 36th 21 September 1981 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : report of the open Working Group PDF icon A-36-378, incl. Annex XII.pdf
A/36/383 General Assembly 36th 22 September 1981 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : note / by the Secretary-General. PDF icon A-36-383.pdf, File A-36-383.rtf
A/C.3/36/L.68 General Assembly 36th 20 November 1981 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-36-L_68.pdf
A/C.3/36/10 General Assembly 36th 23 November 1981 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : report of the open Working Group File A-C_3-36-10.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-36-10.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.57 General Assembly 36th 01 December 1981 Summary record of the 57th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 19 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_57.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.60 General Assembly 36th 01 December 1981 Summary record of the 60th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 24 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_60.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.62 General Assembly 36th 03 December 1981 Summary record of the 62nd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 25 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_62.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.56 General Assembly 36th 08 December 1981 Summary record of the 56th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 19 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_56.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.63 General Assembly 36th 10 December 1981 Summary record of the 63rd meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 27 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_63.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.66 General Assembly 36th 10 December 1981 Summary record of the 66th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 30 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_66.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.61 General Assembly 36th 10 December 1981 Summary record of the 61st meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 25 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_61.pdf
A/C.3/36/SR.58 General Assembly 36th 11 December 1981 Summary record of the 58th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 23 November 1981, New York, General Assembly, 36th session. PDF icon A-C_3-36-SR_58.pdf
A/C.3/37/1 General Assembly 37th 11 June 1982 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : report of the open Working Group File A-C_3-37-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-37-1.pdf
A/C.3/37/7 General Assembly 37th 19 November 1982 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : report of the open Working Group File A-C_3-37-7.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-37-7.pdf
A/C.3/37/SR.58 General Assembly 37th 09 December 1982 Summary record of the 58th meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 30 November 1982, New York. PDF icon A-C_3-37-SR_58.pdf
A/C.3/37/SR.61 General Assembly 37th 10 December 1982 Summary record of the 61st meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Thursday, 2 December 1982, New York. PDF icon A-C_3-37-SR_61.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.1 General Assembly 38th 31 May 1983 Draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families : proposals for articles 46 and 47 PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_1.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.3 General Assembly 38th 06 June 1983 Proposal by India for inclusion of the following articles into Part V PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_3.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.4 General Assembly 38th 07 June 1983 Draft Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention of the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_4.pdf
A/C.3/38/1 General Assembly 38th 16 June 1983 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-38-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-38-1.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.2/Rev.1 General Assembly 38th 09 September 1983 Text of the Preamble and Articles of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families to Which the Working Group Provisionally Agreed During the First Reading PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_2-Rev_1.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.6 General Assembly 38th 26 September 1983 Suggestions submitted by Finland, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden relating to proposals presented in document A/C.3/35/WG.l/CRP.15 and Corr.l and 2 PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_6.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.5 General Assembly 38th 26 September 1983 Suggestions submitted by Finland, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden: revised proposals for articles 2 and 4 and part IV of the draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_5.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.7 General Assembly 38th 29 September 1983 Draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families: Provisionally agreed text PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_7.pdf
A/C.3/38/WG.1/CRP.8 General Assembly 38th 29 September 1983 Working paper submitted by Finland, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden: further suggestions relating to proposals presented in document A/C.3/35/WG.l/CRP.15 and Corr.l and 2 PDF icon A-C_3-38-WG_1-CRP_8.pdf
A/C.3/38/5 General Assembly 38th 11 October 1983 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-38-5.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-38-5.pdf
A/C.3/38/L.36 General Assembly 38th 25 November 1983 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-38-L_36.pdf
A/C.3/38/SR.57 General Assembly 38th 08 December 1983 Summary record of the 57th meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 30 November 1983, New York. PDF icon A-C_3-38-SR_57.pdf
A/C.3/39/WG.1/CRP.2 General Assembly 38th 04 June 1984 Draft Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families PDF icon A-C_3-39-WG_1-CRP_2.pdf
A/C.3/39/1 General Assembly 39th 14 June 1984 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-39-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-39-1.pdf
A/C.3/39/WG.1/CRP.3 General Assembly 39th 17 September 1984 Text of the pending articles of the draft International Convention on the Protection of the Ri9hts of All Migrant Workers and Their Families together with the proposals relating thereto PDF icon A-C_3-39-WG_1-CRP_3.pdf
A/C.3/39/WG.1/CRP.4 General Assembly 39th 18 September 1984 Workinq paper submitted by Finland, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portuqal, Spain and Sweden concerninq the definitions of ''miqrant workers", contained in the revised proposal for part I, articles 2 and 4, and part IV, presented in document A/C.3/38/WG.l/CRP.5 PDF icon A-C_3-39-WG_1-CRP_4.pdf
A/C.3/39/4 General Assembly 39th 11 October 1984 Draft report of the open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-39-4.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-39-4.pdf
A/C.3/39/WG.1/WP.1 General Assembly 39th 26 October 1984 Text of the Preamble and Articles of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families Provisionally Agreed Upon by the Working Group During the First Reading PDF icon A-C_3-39-WG_1-WP_1.pdf
A/C.3/39/L.56 General Assembly 39th 29 November 1984 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-39-L_56.pdf
A/C.3/39/SR.51 General Assembly 39th 30 November 1984 Summary record of the 51st meeting, 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 27 November 1984, New York, General Assembly, 39th session. PDF icon A-C_3-39-SR_51.pdf
E/CN.5/1985/8 Economic and Social Council - Commission for Social Development 29th 06 December 1984 The social situation of migrant workers and their families : report of the Secretary-General PDF icon E-CN_5-1985-8.pdf
A/C.3/40/WG.1/CRP.1 General Assembly 40th 06 May 1985 Observations by the International Labour Orrice (ILO) on the text provisionally agreed upon during the first reading (A/C.3/39/WG.l/WP.l) PDF icon A-C_3-40-WG_1-CRP_1.pdf
A/C.3/40/WG.1/CRP.3 General Assembly 40th 03 June 1985 Cross-references in the draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families PDF icon A-C_3-40-WG_1-CRP_3.pdf
A/C.3/40/1 General Assembly 40th 20 June 1985 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-40-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-40-1.pdf
A/C.3/40/WG.1/CRP.6 General Assembly 40th 16 September 1985 Working paper concerning self-employed migrant workers submitted by Finland, Greece, India, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden PDF icon A-C_3-40-WG_1-CRP_6.pdf
A/C.3/40/WG.1/CRP.7 General Assembly 40th 23 September 1985 Letter dated 21 August 1985 from the Vice-Chairman of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families addressed to the Chairman of the Working Group PDF icon A-C_3-40-WG_1-CRP_7.pdf
A/C.3/40/WG.1/CRP.8 General Assembly 40th 23 September 1985 Working paper submitted by the United States: a proposal relating to article 2 of the draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families PDF icon A-C_3-40-WG_1-CRP_8.pdf
A/C.3/40/WG.1/CRP.9 General Assembly 40th 24 September 1985 Proposal by Australia for new sub-paragraph of article 2.2 PDF icon A-C_3-40-WG_1-CRP_9.pdf
A/C.3/40/6 General Assembly 40th 15 October 1985 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-40-6.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-40-6.pdf
A/C.3/40/L.70 General Assembly 40th 27 November 1985 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-40-L_70.pdf
A/C.3/40/SR.60 General Assembly 40th 12 December 1985 Summary record of the 60th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Monday, 2 December 1985, New York, General Assembly, 40th session. PDF icon A-C_3-40-SR_60.pdf
A/C.3/41/3 General Assembly 41st 10 October 1986 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-41-3.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-41-3.pdf
A/C.3/41/L.79 General Assembly 41st 20 November 1986 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-41-L_79.pdf
A/C.3/41/SR.61 General Assembly 41st 05 December 1986 Summary record of the 61st meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 28 November 1986, New York, General Assembly, 41st session. PDF icon A-C_3-41-SR_61.pdf, File A-C_3-41-SR_61.rtf
A/C.3/42/1 General Assembly 42nd 22 June 1987 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-42-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-42-1.pdf
A/C.3/42/6 General Assembly 42nd 09 October 1987 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-42-6.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-42-6.pdf
A/C.3/42/L.76 General Assembly 42nd 19 November 1987 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-42-L_76.pdf
A/C.3/42/SR.61 General Assembly 42nd 05 December 1987 Summary record of the 61st meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 27 November 1987, New York, General Assembly, 42nd session. PDF icon A-C_3-42-SR_61.pdf
A/C.3/43/1 General Assembly 43rd 20 June 1988 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-43-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-43-1.pdf
A/C.3/43/7 General Assembly 43rd 17 October 1988 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-43-7.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-43-7.pdf
A/C.3/43/L.69 General Assembly 43rd 22 November 1988 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-43-L_69.pdf
A/C.3/43/SR.56 General Assembly 43rd 02 December 1988 Summary record of the 56th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Tuesday, 29 November 1988, New York, General Assembly, 43rd session. PDF icon A-C_3-43-SR_56.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/WP.1 General Assembly 44th 08 May 1989 Text of the preamble and articles of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families adopted on 2nd reading by the Working Group. PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-WP_1.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/CRP.1 General Assembly 44th 22 May 1989 Pending articles and parts of articles still in brackets on second reading PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-CRP_1.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/CRP.1/Rev.1 General Assembly 44th 01 June 1989 Pending articles and parts of articles still in brackets on second reading PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-CRP_1-Rev_1.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/CRP.4 General Assembly 44th 06 June 1989 Proposals for article 50 PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-CRP_4.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/CRP.6/Add.1 General Assembly 44th 08 June 1989 Pending articles and parts of articles still in brackets on second reading PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-CRP_6-Add_1.pdf
A/C.3/44/1 General Assembly 44th 19 June 1989 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-44-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-44-1.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/CRP.5/Rev.1 General Assembly 44th 14 September 1989 Working paper submitted by Japan containing proposals relating to articles 50. 56. 62. 70 and 74 and a new article of the draft Convention still pending on second reading PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-CRP_5-Rev_1.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/CRP.6/Add.2 General Assembly 44th 14 September 1989 Pending articles and parts of articles still in brackets on second reading PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-CRP_6-Add_2.pdf
A/C.3/44/WG.1/WP.1/Rev.1 General Assembly 44th 14 September 1989 Text of the preamble and articles of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families / adopted on 2nd reading by the Working Group. PDF icon A-C_3-44-WG_1-WP_1-Rev_1.pdf
A/C.3/44/4 General Assembly 44th 17 October 1989 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-44-4.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-44-4.pdf
A/C.3/44/L.74 General Assembly 44th 24 November 1989 Measures to improve the situation and ensure the human rights and dignity of all migrant workers : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-44-L_74.pdf
A/C.3/44/SR.60 General Assembly 44th 07 December 1989 Summary record of the 60th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Wednesday, 29 November 1989, New York, General Assembly, 44th session. PDF icon A-C_3-44-SR_60.pdf
A/C.3/45/WG.1/WP.1 General Assembly 45th 15 December 1989 Text of the preamble and articles of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families / adopted on 2nd reading by the Working Group. PDF icon A-C_3-45-WG_1-WP_1.pdf
A/C.3/45/WG.1/WP.1/Rev.1 General Assembly 45th 16 May 1990 Text of the preamble and articles of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families adopted on 2nd reading by the Working Group : Working Group I, 3rd Committee, General Assembly, 45th session. PDF icon A-C_3-45-WG_1-WP_1-Rev_1.pdf
A/C.3/45/WG.1/WP.1/Rev.1/Add.1 General Assembly 45th 21 May 1990 Technical review of the text of the preamble and articles of the draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families (A/C.3/45/WG,l/WP.1): comments and suggestions PDF icon A-C_3-45-WG_1-WP_1-Rev_1-Add_1.pdf
A/C.3/45/1 General Assembly 45th 21 June 1990 Report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Elaboration of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families File A-C_3-45-1.docx, PDF icon A-C_3-45-1.pdf
A/C.3/45/L.62 General Assembly 45th 20 November 1990 Adoption of an International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families : draft decision PDF icon A-C_3-45-L_62.pdf
A/C.3/45/L.77 General Assembly 45th 23 November 1990 Draft International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Their Families : draft resolution PDF icon A-C_3-45-L_77.pdf
A/C.3/45/SR.58 General Assembly 45th 12 December 1990 Summary record of the 58th meeting : 3rd Committee, held on Friday, 30 November 1990, New York, General Assembly, 45th session. PDF icon A-C_3-45-SR_58.pdf