3.3 Migration Legal Brief Description Agencies Relevance to Australia Framework International On 4 December 2000, the Committee In the recent United Nations Convention on UN General Assembly, on the Universal Periodic Review of the Protection taking into account the Protection Australia’s human rights record, a of the Rights of large and increasing of the Rights number of countries and the all Migrant number of migrants in the of All Australian Human Rights Workers and world, proclaimed 18 Migrant Commission urged Australia to Members of December as International Workers and consider ratification of the Migrant their Families Migrants Day. On 18 Members of Workers Convention. December 1990, the their General Assembly had Families Australia decided not to ratify. adopted the International (CMW) Convention on the Protection of the Rights of Global All Migrant Workers and Migration Members of Their Families. Group The Convention stipulates International that persons who are Organisation considered as migrant for workers under its Migration provisions are entitled to enjoy their human rights throughout the migration process, including preparation for migration, transit, stay and return to their State of origin or habitual residence. 3.4 Refugees and Asylum Seekers Legal Brief Description Agencies Relevance to Australia Framework Convention The Refugee United Nations Australia was among the earliest Relating to the Convention is the High states parties to the Refugee Status of primary international Commissioner Convention, acceding to the treaty Refugees (1951) legal document for Refugees. on 22 January 1954. Australia relating to refugee ratified the 1967 Protocol on 13 protection. It defines December 1973.
3.3 Migration Legal Framework Brief Description Agencies Relevance to Australia International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families On 4 December 2000, the UN General Assembly, taking into account the large and increasing number of migrants in the world, proclaimed 18 December as International Migrants Day. On 18 December 1990, the General Assembly had adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. The Convention stipulates that persons who are considered as migrant workers under its provisions are entitled to enjoy their human rights throughout the migration process, including preparation for migration, transit, stay and return to their State of origin or habitual residence. Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW) Global Migration Group International Organisation for Migration In the recent United Nations Universal Periodic Review of Australia’s human rights record, a number of countries and the Australian Human Rights Commission urged Australia to consider ratification of the Migrant Workers Convention. Australia decided not to ratify. 3.4 Refugees and Asylum Seekers Legal Framework Brief Description Agencies Relevance to Australia Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) The Refugee Convention is the primary international legal document relating to refugee protection. It defines United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Australia was among the earliest states parties to the Refugee Convention, acceding to the treaty on 22 January 1954. Australia ratified the 1967 Protocol on 13 December 1973.
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