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Salim urged the government to ensure full respect for the human rights and humane treatment of migrants. Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 18 The Malaysian Bar is calling for the government to uphold the rights of migrant workers in Malaysia, whether they’re documented or not, in accordance with International Migrants Day which is observed on December 18 annually.
Its president Salim Bashir commended Putrajaya’s move to enforce amendments to the Workers’ Minimum Standards of Housing and Amenities Act 1990 to ensure that migrant workers have a safer standard of living and hopes that migrant workers continue to receive free Covid-19 testing.
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Today marks the 30th anniversary of the International Migrants Day when the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families in 1990.
Since then, each year on Dec 18, the UN through the UN-related agency International Organisation for Migration (UN Migration) uses International Migrants Day to highlight the contributions made by the roughly 272 million migrants, including more than 41 million internally displaced persons, and the challenges they face.
Malaysia s women workers rights group Persatuan Sahabat Wanita Selangor (PSWS) is calling on the government to recognise the role of migrant workers and acknowledge that this year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic and its accompanying movement control order (MCO), they have fallen deeper into servitud
Updated Dec 18, 2020 | 06:47 IST
This very day is commemorated to the contributions made by migrants all across the world as well as that of the international displaced persons. International Migrants Day quotes
International Migrants Day is celebrated every year on December 18 to highlight the contributions made by international migrants and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the challenges they face. The day was chosen to commemorate the adoption of on the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families by the UN General Assembly on December 18, 1990.
International Migrants Day significance
In the 21st century, more people than ever live in a country other than the one they were born in. While some migrate out of choice, others migrate due to necessity. According to the United Nations, an estimated number of migrants globally reached 272 million in 2019.
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The current global estimate shows that there were around 272 million international migrants in the world in 2019, which equates to 3.5 percent of the global population.
Iran was placed 16th among the top 20 Asian migrant countries in 2019, and the fifth top country by total refugees and asylum seekers in 2018, according to the 2020 World Migration report released by International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The overwhelming majority of people migrate internationally for reasons related to work, family, and study– involving migration processes that largely occur without fundamentally challenging either migrants or the countries they enter.