A/HRC/42/15 134.250 Bring the law on domestic workers into line with international standards, including the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) (Germany); 134.251 Continue to enact and fully implement legislation that seeks to protect the rights of all workers in the country, including migrant workers (Ghana); 134.252 Completely abolish the laws on sponsorship (Spain); 134.253 Continue to promote measures to protect and promote the rights of migrant workers and their families (Sri Lanka); 134.254 Continue its efforts to reform workers’ rights to reduce the risk of migrant workers being subjected to forced labour, including by removing the requirement for migrant workers to obtain the permission of their current employer before moving to a new job, and abolish the requirements for an exit visa for all workers (Sweden); 134.255 Continue its efforts to achieve target 8.7 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including by abolishing the “no objection” certificate for all migrant workers, completely abolishing the requirement to obtain exit permits and ratifying the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189) (Switzerland); 134.256 Further protect and promote the rights of migrant workers through effective labour laws and systems for wage protection and labour inspection, and through sustained cooperation with ILO (Thailand); 134.257 Strengthen the protection of migrant workers against abuse and exploitation (Togo); 134.258 Continue strengthening measures to promote and protect the human rights of migrants, including by abolishing the confiscation of passports from migrant workers and enforcing the law abolishing kafalah (Uganda); 134.259 Commit to a timeline for abolishing exit permit requirements for domestic workers and for abolishing the “no objection” certificate requirement to change jobs for all workers (United States of America); 134.260 Implement effectively its laws and policies with regard to expatriate workers to better protect their rights (Viet Nam); 134.261 Expand efforts and ongoing work on labour-sector reforms and improve the legal protection granted to migrant workers (Afghanistan); 134.262 Amend Act No. 12 of 2004 and the Labour Code to respect the right of migrant workers to freedom of association, in line with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the ILO Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87) (Austria); 134.263 Take appropriate measures to eliminate obstacles that stand in the way of the rights of migrant workers when it comes to access to justice, guarantee all measures to protect them from ill-treatment and abuse while punishing the perpetrators of abuse, and ensure that they get paid on time (Bahrain); 134.264 Implement necessary reforms to develop the contract systems to improve the recruitment procedure of migrant workers and prevent forced labour (Bahrain); 134.265 Ensure the full implementation of new Acts Nos. 21 of 2015 and 10, 13 and 17 of 2018 related to the situation of migrant workers and launch new initiatives in order to completely abolish the kafalah system (Belgium); 134.266 Criminalize the retention by employers of passports of migrant workers, reinforcing recent progress in labour rights (Brazil); 24

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