Amnesty International: Living in the Shadows; the human rights of migrants
“Migrant workers are also human beings. Why don't they pay for my work? I cannot go home because I don’t have money. I have chosen to kill myself as there is no other way.”
Words found on a note left by Jeong Yu-hong, a 34-year-old migrant worker from China, living in South Korea.
On this year’s International Migrants’ Day we launch our first comprehensive public document on migrants’ rights.
The promise of a better standard of living for their families pushes many people into irregular migration, if legal avenues are not available to them. Every year thousands die while trying to reach other countries.
Many of those who arrive in a new country face further abuse and exploitation at the hands of traffickers, unscrupulous employers and state officials. Migrants who lack official status and the protection of the law are often denied the right to education, health and housing and are condemned to live and work in appalling and degrading conditions.
Women constitute almost fifty per cent of migrant workers, and are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, including sexual violence. Children, too, face particular hardships and are at risk of exploitation due to their young age, immaturity and, in some cases, lack of parental support.
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http://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-migrantprimer-eng
International Migrants Day
18 December
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/events/migrants/index.html
Please also see:
Migrants Rights International http://www.migrantwatch.org
Defending the Human Rights of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Western Europe
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/migrants
Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the human rights of migrants
http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/migration/rapporteur
Humanitarian Organisation for Migrant Economics http://www.home.org.sg
and
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
Secretary-General, in message for south-south cooperation day, urges international community to support stronger ties among developing countries
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation in New York today, 19 December:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/sgsm10808.doc.htm
The 3rd United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
http://tcdc1.undp.org/eventDetail.aspx?event_id=31
and – with apologies – we forgot:
International Day of Disabled Persons 2006
E-Accessibility
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/iddp2006.htm
“Migrant workers are also human beings. Why don't they pay for my work? I cannot go home because I don’t have money. I have chosen to kill myself as there is no other way.”
Words found on a note left by Jeong Yu-hong, a 34-year-old migrant worker from China, living in South Korea.
On this year’s International Migrants’ Day we launch our first comprehensive public document on migrants’ rights.
The promise of a better standard of living for their families pushes many people into irregular migration, if legal avenues are not available to them. Every year thousands die while trying to reach other countries.
Many of those who arrive in a new country face further abuse and exploitation at the hands of traffickers, unscrupulous employers and state officials. Migrants who lack official status and the protection of the law are often denied the right to education, health and housing and are condemned to live and work in appalling and degrading conditions.
Women constitute almost fifty per cent of migrant workers, and are particularly vulnerable to exploitation, including sexual violence. Children, too, face particular hardships and are at risk of exploitation due to their young age, immaturity and, in some cases, lack of parental support.
(MORE)
http://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-migrantprimer-eng
International Migrants Day
18 December
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/events/migrants/index.html
Please also see:
Migrants Rights International http://www.migrantwatch.org
Defending the Human Rights of Migrants and Asylum Seekers in Western Europe
http://www.hrw.org/campaigns/migrants
Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights
on the human rights of migrants
http://www.ohchr.org/english/issues/migration/rapporteur
Humanitarian Organisation for Migrant Economics http://www.home.org.sg
and
United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
Secretary-General, in message for south-south cooperation day, urges international community to support stronger ties among developing countries
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message on the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation in New York today, 19 December:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2006/sgsm10808.doc.htm
The 3rd United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation
http://tcdc1.undp.org/eventDetail.aspx?event_id=31
and – with apologies – we forgot:
International Day of Disabled Persons 2006
E-Accessibility
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/iddp2006.htm