Violence against women migrant workers: Report of the Secretary-General (2019)

The present report (A/74/235), submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 72/149, outlines the current context with respect to the problem of violence against women migrant workers. It provides information on the measures taken by Member States and activities undertaken within the United Nations system to address this issue and ensure the protection of migrant women’s human rights. The report concludes with recommendations for future action.

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Report (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish)
Andorra, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Georgia, Greece, Mauritius, Mexico, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Sudan, Turkey, Zimbabwe

Bibliographic information

Resource type(s): Intergovernmental reports

UN Women office publishing: UN Women Headquarters

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Governing body/ies: UN General Assembly

Publishing entities United Nations General Assembly; United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)

Anti-violence interventions Economic empowerment Employment Ending violence against women and girls Human rights Migrant workers Migration Rape/sexual assault Trafficking/sexual exploitation