Pr omotion of sound, equitable, humane and lawful conditions

PART VI Pr omotion of sound, equitable, humane and lawful conditions

in connection with inter national migr ation of wor ker s and member s of their families

Ar ticle 64

1. Wit hout pr ejudice t o ar t icle 79 of t he pr esent Convent ion, t he St at es Par t ies concer ned shall as appr opr iat e consult and co- oper at e w it h a view t o pr omot ing sound, equit able and humane conditions in connect ion w it h int er national migr at ion of w or ker s and member s of t heir families.

2. In t his r espect , due r egar d shall be paid not only t o labour needs and r esour ces, but also t o t he social, economic, cult ur al and ot her needs of migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir families involved, as w ell as t o t he consequences of such migr at ion for t he communit ies concer ned.

Ar ticle 65

1. St at es Par t ies shall maint ain appr opr iat e ser vices t o deal w it h quest ions concer ning int er nat ional migr at ion of w or ker s and member s of t heir fami lies. Their funct ions shall include, int er alia :

(a) The for mulat ion and implement at ion of policies regar ding such migr at ion;

(b) An exchange of infor mat ion, consult at ion and co-oper at ion w it h t he compet ent aut hor it ies of ot her St at es Par ties involved in such migr at ion;

(c) The pr ovision of appr opr iat e infor mat ion, par t icular ly t o employer s, w or ker s and t heir or ganizat ions on policies, law s and r egulat ions r elat ing t o migr ation and employment , on agr eement s concluded w it h ot her St at es concer ning migr at ion and on ot her r elevant mat t er s;

(d) The pr ovision of infor mat ion and appr opr iat e assist ance t o migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir fami lies r egar ding r equisit e aut hor izat ions and for malit ies and ar r angement s for

2. St at es Par t ies shall facilit at e as appr opr iat e t he pr ovision of adequat e consular and ot her ser vices t hat ar e necessar y t o meet t he social, cult ur al and ot her needs of migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir fami lies.

Ar ticle 66

1. Subject t o par agr aph 2 of t he pr esent ar t icle, t he r ight t o under t ake oper at ions w it h a view t o t he r ecr uit ment of w or ker s for employment in anot her St at e shall be r est r ict ed to :

(a) Public ser vices or bodies of t he St at e in w hich such oper at ions t ake place;

(b) Public ser vices or bodies of t he St at e of employment on t he basis of agr eement bet w een t he St at es concer ned;

(c) A body est ablished by virt ue of a bilat er al or mult ilat er al agr eement .

2. Subject t o any aut hor izat ion, appr oval and super vision by t he public aut hor it ies of t he St at es Par t ies concer ned as may be est ablished pur suant t o t he legislat ion and pr act ice of t hose St at es, agencies, pr ospect ive employer s or per sons act ing on t heir behalf may also be per mit t ed t o under t ake t he said oper at ions.

Ar ticle 67

1. St at es Par t ies concer ned shall co-oper at e as appr opr iat e in t he adopt ion of measur es r egar ding t he or der ly r etur n of migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir families t o t he St at e of or igin w hen t hey decide t o r et ur n or t heir aut hor izat ion of r esidence or employment expir es or w hen t hey ar e in t he St at e of employment in an ir r egular sit uat ion.

2. Concer ning migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir families in a r egular sit uat ion, St at es Par t ies concer ned shall co-oper at e as

Ar ticle 68

1. St at es Par t ies, including St at es of t r ansit , shall collabor at e w it h

a view t o pr event ing and eliminat ing illegal or clandest ine movement s and employment of migr ant w or ker s in an ir r egular sit uat ion. The measur es t o be t aken t o t his end w it hin t he jur isdiction of each St at e concer ned shall include :

(a) Appr opr iat e measur es against t he disseminat ion of misleading infor mat ion r elat ing t o emigr ation and immigr at ion;

(b) Measur es t o det ect and er adicat e illegal or clandestine movement s of migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir families and t o impose effect ive sanct ions on per sons, gr oups or entit ies w hich or ganize, oper at e or assist in or ganizing or oper at ing such movement s;

(c) Measur es t o impose effect ive sanct ions on per sons, gr oups or ent it ies w hich use violence, t hr eat s or int imidat ion against migr ant w or ker s or member s of t heir families in an ir r egular sit uat ion.

2. St at es of employment shall t ake all adequat e and effect ive measur es t o eliminat e employment in t heir t er r it or y of migr ant w or ker s in an ir r egular sit uat ion, including, w henever appr opr iat e, sanct ions on employer s of such w or ker s. The r ight s of migr ant w or ker s vis-à-vis t heir employer ar ising fr om employment shall not be impair ed by t hese measur es.

Ar ticle 69

1. St at es Par ties shall, w hen t her e ar e migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir families w it hin t heir t er r it or y in an ir r egular sit uat ion, t ake appr opr iat e measur es t o ensur e t hat such a sit uat ion does not per sist .

2. Whenever St at es Par t ies concer ned consider t he possibilit y of r egular izing t he sit uat ion of such per sons in accor dance w it h applicable nat ional legislat ion and bilat er al or mult ilat er al agr eement s, appr opr iat e account shall be t aken of t he cir cumst ances of t heir entr y, t he dur at ion of t heir stay in t he St at es of employment and ot her r elevant consider at ions, in par ticular t hose r elat ing t o t heir family sit uat ion.

Ar ticle 70

St at es Par t ies shall t ake measur es not less favour able t han t hose applied t o nat ionals t o ensur e t hat w or king and living condit ions of migr ant w or ker s and member s of t heir families in a r egular sit uat ion ar e in keeping w it h t he st andar ds of fit ness, safet y, healt h and pr inciples of human dignit y.

Ar ticle 71

1. St at es Par ties shall facilit at e, w henever necessar y, t he r epat r iat ion t o t he St at e of or igin of t he bodies of deceased migr ant w or ker s or member s of t heir families.

2. As r egards compensat ion mat t er s r elat ing t o t he deat h of a migr ant w or ker or a member of his or her fami ly, St at es Par t ies shall, as appr opr iat e, pr ovide assist ance t o t he persons concer ned w it h a view t o t he pr ompt set t lement of such mat t er s. Set t lement of t hese mat t er s shall be car r ied out on t he basis of applicable nat ional law in accor dance w it h t he pr ovisions of t he pr esent Convent ion and any r elevant bilat er al or mult ilat er al agr eement s.