The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on governments around the world to provide a new social contract for migrants.
The global workers union urged governments to ratify and implement the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their families as encapsulated in the International Labour Organisation’s conventions 97 and 143 and Recommendation 202 on Social Protection Floors to ensure the extension of social protection security to all members of society, irrespective of contribution history.
It insisted that social protection is a universal human right, providing people with security against poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion, saying it is a catalyst for inclusive economic growth. ITUC maintained that legal exclusions to accessing social protection benefits, insufficient build-up of social security contributions within destination countries, lack of possibilities to preserve or transfer social security contributions within destination countries, practical barriers to accessing benefits, and migrant’s labour market exclusion are some of the main reasons for their lack of access.
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