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Protecting migrant women in the labour market

Recommendation 1970 (2011)1

1.       The
Parliamentary Assembly refers to its
Resolution 1811 (2011) on protecting migrant women in the
labour market.

2.       The
Assembly deems it essential to ensure the protection of the
fundamental rights of migrant women in the Council of Europe
member states. It recognises the work previously carried out
by the Committee of Ministers in promoting the rights and the
legal status of migrant workers and of persons admitted for
family reunification.

3.       The
Assembly calls on the Committee of Ministers to:

3.1.
encourage the governments of member states to step up the
ratification of relevant legal protection instruments,
notably the European Convention on the Legal Status of
Migrant Workers (ETS No. 93) and the Convention on Action
against Trafficking of Human Beings (CETS No. 197);

3.2.
urge Council of Europe member states to sign and ratify the
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating
violence against women and domestic violence as soon as
possible and to ensure that it is applied to all women
without discrimination, whether their residence status is
legal or not;

3.3.
encourage the governments of member states to actively
participate in the elaboration of the future International
Labour Organization (ILO) convention on domestic workers and
to adhere to its provisions;

3.4.
launch an awareness-raising campaign in the member states
aimed at recognising the work of domestic workers as work
and eliminating practices such as withholding passports
and/or wages, and physical, sexual and psychological abuses
of domestic workers;

3.5.
encourage member states to develop activities to prevent and
combat discrimination against migrant women and girls and
promote their active participation in political, public and
economic life, including in labour unions and other
associations protecting and promoting labour rights;

3.6.
urge the European Union and its member states to involve
migrant women in developing immigration and social
policies;

3.7.
strengthen the partnership between Council of Europe member
states and countries of origin in order to respect the human
rights of migrant women, promote gender equality, including
in civil law, and empower women;

3.8.
re-examine, in co-operation with the European Union, the
availability of legal migration channels for migrant women,
safeguarding their migration opportunities and protection in
the context of reducing irregular migration.

1 Assembly debate on 15 April
2011 (18th Sitting) (see Doc.
12549, report of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and
Population, rapporteur: Ms Frahm, and Doc.
12578, opinion of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for
Women and Men, rapporteur: Ms Circene). Text adopted by the
Assembly on 15 April 2011 (18th Sitting).

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