UN to Review Migrant Worker Policies in Ecuador, Ghana, Gambia

OHCHR

GENEVA - The UN Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) will hold its latest session from 28 May - 12 June, during which it will review Ecuador, Ghana and the Gambia.

The three countries are among the 60 States Parties to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. They are required to undergo regular reviews by the Committee of 14 independent international experts on how they are implementing the Convention.

The Committee, which has received respective country reports as well as submissions from national human rights institutions and non-governmental organisations, will discuss a range of issues in public dialogues with the three State delegations on the following dates at Geneva time:

Ecuador

1 June 15:00 - 18:00

2 June 15:00 - 18:00

Ghana

2 June 10:00 - 13:00

3 June 10:00 - 13:00

The Gambia

4 June 15:00 - 18:00

5 June 15:00 - 18:00

The above public dialogues will be held in the First Floor Conference Room, Palais Wilson, Geneva. All public meetings are open to the accredited press and live cast on UN Web TV

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