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81.
The Working Group reaffirms that Member States are under obligation to
protect fully and effectively the human rights of all migrants, regardless of their
immigration status, in accordance with their obligations under international law.
82.
The Working Group invites States to:
(a)
Adopt a human rights-based approach to migration and take measures
towards that goal;
(b)
Design and implement awareness-raising campaigns and activities on
migration aiming to prevent and eliminate negative perceptions of migrants, with
particular emphasis on the promotion of intercultural dialogue and the values of
solidarity, respect, tolerance and multiculturalism;
(c)
Formulate and implement training programmes for law enforcement,
immigration and border officials, with a view to sensitizing them to racism, racial
discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance;
(d)
Adopt specific measures, including laws, on the protection of migrants
and address the specific needs and vulnerabilities of migrants, in particular with
regard to access to justice, health, education, housing and employment, in accordance
with their obligations under international law and their commitments under the
Durban Declaration and Programme of Action;
(e)
Take measures to facilitate the integration of migrants, with due respect
to their cultures;
(f)
Put in place institutional frameworks and laws that effectively protect
women and children migrants;
(g)
Adopt national action plans against racism that provide for the
protection of migrants and are based on cooperation between Government,
employers, trade unions and civil society and ensure their implementation;
(h)
Identify, broadly disseminate and share good practices on migration;
(i)
Implement their obligations under relevant International Labour
Organization (ILO) and United Nations conventions, inter alia, ILO Convention No.
111 (1958) concerning Discrimination in respect of Employment and Occupation, the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant
Workers and Members of Their Families;
(j)
Urge cooperation among social partners, civil society and Governments
in effectively implementing the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action and the
Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference;
(k)
discourse.
Combat and eliminate negative stereotyping of migrants in public
83.
The Working Groups invites ILO, the International Organization for
Migration, OHCHR, the United Nations Development Programme, UNESCO, the
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNICEF, the United
Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women and all other
relevant international, regional, interregional and subregional organizations to take
further actions, regarding racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related
intolerance linked to migration, in accordance with their mandates.
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