Annotation:
Adopted by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization on July 1, 1949, this ILO Convention entered into force on January 22, 1952. The Convention affirms the rights of individuals who migrate for employment and the obligations of sending and receiving governments. While the provisions do not apply specifically to women migrant workers, they cover a range of issues that are relevant to women who migrate for employment including misleading immigration and emigration propaganda, provision of medical care, discrimination in the labour market, injuries and illnesses, and remittances. Also annexed to the Convention are provisions dealing with the recruitment, placement and conditions of labour migrants recruited via non-government and government schemes, as well as provisions related to the movement of migrants' personal belongings, tools and equipment. [Descriptors: Migration - Labour Migration, International]