International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

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United Nations treaty international human rights treaty

The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is a United Nations human rights treaty that sets comprehensive standards to protect the rights and dignity of migrant workers and their families regardless of their legal status.

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Label	Occurrences
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families canonical	15
International Convention on Migrant Workers	1
International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as a multilateral treaty text	1
UN Migrant Workers Convention	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Context triple: [United Nations treaty bodies, monitorsTreaty, International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families]

A. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
B. Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration process
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration process is a United Nations–led intergovernmental initiative that developed the first comprehensive global framework for managing international migration in a cooperative and rights-based manner.
C. Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the foundational legal instrument that defines UNHCR’s mandate, functions, and responsibilities for the international protection of refugees and the search for durable solutions to their plight.
D. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees is an international treaty that removed the temporal and geographic limits of the 1951 Refugee Convention, extending its protections to refugees worldwide.
E. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is a core United Nations human rights treaty that obliges states to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and promote understanding among all races.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
Target entity description: The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families is a United Nations human rights treaty that sets comprehensive standards to protect the rights and dignity of migrant workers and their families regardless of their legal status.

A. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
B. Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration process
The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration process is a United Nations–led intergovernmental initiative that developed the first comprehensive global framework for managing international migration in a cooperative and rights-based manner.
C. Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is the foundational legal instrument that defines UNHCR’s mandate, functions, and responsibilities for the international protection of refugees and the search for durable solutions to their plight.
D. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
The 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees is an international treaty that removed the temporal and geographic limits of the 1951 Refugee Convention, extending its protections to refugees worldwide.
E. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is a core United Nations human rights treaty that obliges states to prohibit and eliminate racial discrimination in all its forms and promote understanding among all races.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty ⓘ international human rights treaty ⓘ
adoptedBy	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ
adoptionDate	1990-12-18 ⓘ
adoptionPlace	New York City ⓘ
aimsTo	protect rights and dignity of migrant workers and their families ⓘ
appliesTo	period of stay in transit and destination states ⓘ preparation for migration ⓘ return to state of origin ⓘ
articleCount	93 ⓘ
category	migrant workers' rights instrument ⓘ
depository	Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
entryIntoForceDate	2003-07-01 ⓘ
establishesBody	Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ linked to: Committee on Migrant Workers
guaranteesRight	equality before the law for migrant workers ⓘ freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention for migrant workers ⓘ freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment for migrant workers ⓘ protection against collective expulsion of migrant workers ⓘ right of migrant workers to remuneration for work ⓘ right of migrant workers to social security subject to national law ⓘ right of migrant workers' children to education ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
monitoringMechanism	periodic state reports to the Committee on Migrant Workers ⓘ
negotiatedWithin	United Nations Commission on Human Rights ⓘ
openedForSignatureDate	1991-12-18 ⓘ
partOf	core United Nations human rights treaties ⓘ
preambleReferences	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights ⓘ International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ⓘ Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ
prohibits	collective expulsion of migrant workers ⓘ confiscation or destruction of identity documents of migrant workers ⓘ forced labour of migrant workers ⓘ
relatedTo	International Labour Organization conventions on migrant workers ⓘ linked to: International Labour Conventions
requiresStateObligation	dissemination of information on rights to migrant workers ⓘ effective remedies for violations of migrant workers' rights ⓘ respect and ensure rights of all migrant workers within territory and jurisdiction ⓘ
scope	all migrant workers regardless of legal status ⓘ documented migrant workers ⓘ undocumented migrant workers ⓘ
shortName	ICRMW ⓘ International Convention on Migrant Workers ⓘ linked to: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
subjectMatter	human rights of migrant workers ⓘ rights of members of migrant workers' families ⓘ
UNResolutionNumber	A/RES/45/158 ⓘ

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United Nations treaty bodies → monitorsTreaty → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

United Nations human rights system → includesInstrument → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

Committee on Migrant Workers → monitorsImplementationOf → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

Committee on Migrant Workers → treatyMonitored → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

Committee on Migrant Workers → establishedBy → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families → shortName → International Convention on Migrant Workers ⓘ

linked to: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

Optional Protocols to core human rights treaties → relatedTo → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

CMW → monitorsImplementationOf → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

CMW → treatySupervised → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

CMW → establishedBy → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

ICRMW → fullName → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

ICRMW → shortName → UN Migrant Workers Convention ⓘ

linked to: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

A/RES/45/158 → subject → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

A/RES/45/158 → title → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

A/RES/45/158 → establishes → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

A/RES/45/158 → relatedInstrument → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

UN General Assembly resolution 45/158 → adopts → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families ⓘ

UN General Assembly resolution 45/158 → establishes → International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families as a multilateral treaty text ⓘ

linked to: International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

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