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246. The Farmworkers Association of Florida and Centre Europe—Tiers Monde stressed
that undocumented migrant workers should not be excluded from the right to social security
and that paragraph 2 should be retained in its entirety.
247. On paragraph 3, ILO proposed using the word “strengthen” in lieu of “maintain”.
The Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights suggested that social
security should include violence and loss of livelihood as contingencies, childcare and
maternity schemes, and be portable.
248. In paragraph 4, ILO and the Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights suggested adding language on the adequacy of systems and procedures.
4.
Article 23
249. The European Union requested that the title be aligned with agreed language and
read: “Right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and
mental health”. La Via Campesina (Africa) suggested that the title refer to the “right to
adequate health”.
250. ILO recommended that paragraph 3 refer to decent working conditions for health
personnel.
G.
1.
Articles 24-27 and preamble
Article 24
251. Guatemala reported that consultations were under way on the compatibility of article
24 with national law.
252. Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) supported
the content of the article. South Africa suggested that the first sentence of paragraph 1 be
aligned with agreed language and that “and the right to non-discrimination in this context”
be added.
253. Several NGOs took the floor to highlight the importance of the right to adequate
housing. One civil society organization suggested including additional paragraphs
addressing the issue of natural disasters and adequate housing for migrant and seasonal
rural workers.
2.
Article 25
254. The European Union and Guatemala suggested deleting the second sentence of
paragraph 1, as it might imply that elements that were not compatible with human rights
might be permissible.
255. Switzerland suggested adding “and may be conceived as a contribution to
Sustainable Development Goal 4” after “rural areas”, at the end of paragraph 1. Ecuador
found that proposal valuable.
256. ILO suggested adding “uphold and promote the universal nature of human rights
and” to the last sentence of paragraph 1, after “They shall”.
257. ILO, with Ecuador, Uruguay and La Via Campesina (Europe) concurring,
recommended that additional text on child labour be inserted in paragraph 3.
258. According to the Plurinational State of Bolivia, alternative systems of education
should not be disregarded and the article should remain as drafted to protect the interests of
people in rural areas. Ecuador highlighted the importance for peasants of education and
training, including in their own language.
3.
Article 26
259. Argentina, Chile and Guatemala stated that discussions on article 26 should not preempt negotiations taking place within the World Intellectual Property Organization on
traditional knowledge.
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