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Regional Advocacy Strategy on ILO's Domestic Workers Convention in the Arab States (2012 - 2014)

Date Shared: 
Monday, December 30, 2013 - 12:00
Countries and areas: 
Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia
2030 Agenda migration-relevant and related target Labels: 
Goal 10: Reduced inequalities
Goal 17: Partnerships for the goals
Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth - 8.8 on labor rights for migrant workers
Targets on vulnerability and protection
GCM Thematic Cluster Areas: 
Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work
Contributors: 
International Organizations
Member States
Chairmanship: 
Sweden 2013-2014
Geographical Relevance: 
Regional
Tags: 
Migration in the United Nations, Policy Coherence, Data and Research, Migrant Domestic Workers, Empowerment and Rights of Migrants
Summary: 

The regional advocacy initiative aims to determine ways in which national laws could be adapted to conform with the new international legal standards, as well as to examine the possibility of Arab States ratifying the Domestic Workers Convention. The program will focus on Bahrain, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman over a period of two years.

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GFMD Source: 

GFMD 2013-2014 - Thematic Meeting 1 "Operationalizing Mainstreaming of Migration in Development Policy and Integrating Migration in the Post-2015 UN Development Agenda ".