Problem
Unprotected migrant workers
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Violation of rights of foreign workers Nature:
In the wake of the failure, or unwillingness, of state attempts to control migratory flows, worker abuse and the issue of the application of international human rights' codes have increasingly come to the fore. The degree to which workers rights are acknowledged, however, is subject to the prerogative of individual states, rather than following a more universally accepted code of practice towards migrants. Thus the implementation of international laws for the large part hinges upon NGO advocacy – not only locally, but also transnationally.
Narrower Problems:
Unprotected female migrant workersAbsence of agreed minimum wageAbuse of project-tied migrationAbusive traffic in immigrant workersLack of intergovernmental collaboration for the protection of migrant workersRefusal of entry to foreign workers' familiesDiscrimination in employment against immigrant workersInadequate living and working conditions of immigrant labourersIndividual attacks on migrants Organizations:
International convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families Subject(s):
Social Activity → WorkersSocietal Problems → Maltreatment
Society → Migrants
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST