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124.65 Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of migrants,
particularly those of female domestic workers (Indonesia);
124.66 Adopt all necessary measures, including legislative measures, in
order to apply a policy on migrants with a human rights perspective, in
particular with regard to the detention of migrants, especially women and
children (Uruguay);
124.67 Guarantee respect for the rights of migrant workers, in particular by
strengthening the capacity of the labour inspectorate, reform the kafala system
and ratify ILO Convention No. 189 (France);
124.68 Consider abolishing the kafala system for all migrant workers and
eliminating the exit permit system (Costa Rica);
124.69 Review the kafala system in order to comply with international
standards (Sweden);
124.70 Establish a timetable for reform of the system of sponsorship-based
employment (Brazil);
124.71 Abolish or reform the restrictive law on sponsorship, which drives
potential labour exploitation and human trafficking, strengthen enforcement of
the labour law, continue to increase awareness of human rights of migrant
workers, and expand legal protections (United States of America);
124.72 Reform the sponsorship system, removing the requirement for
foreign workers to obtain permission before leaving Qatar or moving jobs
(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland);
124.73
Abolish the exit visa system for foreign workers (Brazil);
124.74
Abolish the exit visa system for migrant workers (Ireland);
124.75 Remove the requirement in the law on sponsorship for foreign
nationals to obtain the permission of their current employer before moving jobs
or leaving the country, and ensure that the rights of migrant workers are
protected (Australia);
124.76 Improve the legal protection of migrant workers, apply the
provisions of the labour laws that prohibit the retention of passports of migrant
workers, strengthen institutional controls for the protection of migrant
workers, and remove or amend the requirement for foreign nationals to obtain
their sponsor’s consent in order to obtain exit visas (Switzerland);
124.77 Take further urgent steps to address the concerns raised during the
session about the recruitment and treatment of foreign workers (Ghana);
124.78 Abolish the laws on sponsorship and include domestic workers in
laws that protect workers (Spain);
124.79 Ensure that the draft law on domestic workers, which it is hoped will
be adopted very soon, is in line with ILO Convention No. 189 (Uruguay);
124.80 Develop a specific strategy to ensure that domestic workers can file
complaints in cases of violence and abuse, without fear of reprisal or
harassment (Belgium);
124.81 Reform labour laws to ensure that domestic workers are legally
protected and improve the enforcement of those laws, in order to ensure that
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