Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
The 10-person Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families monitors the compliance of member states with the respective Convention of 1990. After 41 States had ratified the Convention, the number of Committee members was increased to 14. The Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families meets twice a year in Geneva. Their first meeting was held in March 2004.
- Committee on Migrant Workers CMW
Documentation of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - Current Composition of the Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families
It's tasks include the reviewing of State Reports (the first report is due one year after the entry into force of the Convention and all five years thereafter). According to Article 77 of the Convention, the Committee is also empowered to accept and consider individual complaints. However, this Individual Complaint Process is not yet in force since it has not been accepted by a minimum of 10 contracting states.
Update: 19.08.2011
