The Activities of the Regional Institutions on the Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Abstract

The aim of this article is the analysis of the documents concerning migrant workers' rights established by regional international organizations. The international protection of migrant workers becomes a subject of international law for nearly a hundred years. The most important documents concerning this issue include: ILO Convention No. 97 (1949), ILO Convention No. 143 (1975) and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (1990). Since the 1950's and 1960's we are observing the development of the documents concerning migrant workers established within the framework of the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the Council of Europe. In recent years we are observing activities devoted to the protection and assistance of migrant workers initiated by the League of Arab States, African Union, Organization of American States and Association of South-East Asian Nations. The aim of this article is the analysis of regional documents concerning international labour migrations and the protection of migrant workers. I will draw attention to its current effectivity and the prospects of the institutionalization and the development of this issue within the framework of regional institutions. I will closely examine the other spheres, and mechanisms of activities of regional organizations devoted to the protection and assistance of migrant workers and the members of their families.

Keywords: international human rights law, international migrations, migrant workers, public international law, Council of Europe, European Union.